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HISTORY 

OF  THE 

COMMONERS  OF  GREAT  BRITAIN 
AND  IRELAND. 


veL.  II. 


A 


GENEALOGICAL  AND  HERALDIC 

HISTORY 

OF 

THE  COMMONERS 

OF 

GREAT    BRITAIN    AND  IRELAND 

ENJOYING  TERRITORIAL  POSSESSIONS  OR  HIGH  OFFICIAL  RANK ; 
BUT  UNINVESTED  WITH  HERITABLE  HONOURS. 


BY  JOHN  BURKE,  ESQ. 

AUTHOR  OF      THE  HISTORY  OF  THE  PEERAGE  AND  BARONETAGE," 
"  OF  THE  EXTINCT  AND  DORMANT  PEERAGE,"  &C. 


VOL.  II. 


LONDON: 
PUBLISHED  FOR  HENRY  COLBURN, 

BY  R.  BENTLEY  :  BELL  AND  BRADFUTE,  EDINBURGH  ;  J.  GUMMING, 
DUBLIN ;  AND  SOLD  BY  ALL  BOOKSELLERS. 

MDCCCXXXVI. 


CHARLES  WHITTINOHAM.  TOOKS  COURT,  CHANCERY  LANS 


10 

JOHN  MAUDE,  ESQ. 

OF  MOOR  HOUSE,  IN  THE  COUNTY  OF  YORK, 
A  MAGISTRATE  AND  DEPUTY  LIEUTENANT 
OF  THE  WEST  RIDING, 

Cfti0  Folttine 

IS  INSCRIBED  WITH  SENTIMENTS  OF  UNFEIGNED 
RESPECT  AND  ESTEEM. 


I 


PREFACE. 


IN  completing  the  Second  Volume  of  this  Work,  nothing  remains  for 
the  Author  beyond  the  repetition  of  his  acknowledgments  for  the 
support  he  continues  daily  to  receive  from  every  part  of  the  kingdom, 
— support  the  more  acceptable  and  the  more  gracious,  because  coming, 
in  many  instances,  without  solicitation — in  all,  without  reserve  and 
without  distrust.  The  aid  of  the  ablest  and  most  celebrated  writers 
in  his  own  peculiar  walk  of  literature  has  been  freely  proffered  him  ; 
and  collections,  acquired  by  vast  expense,  and  vaster  labour,  have 
been  gratuitously  opened  to  his  investigation.  Thus  sustained, 
arduous  though  the  task  he  has  undertaken  may  appear  to  be,  and 
arduous  though  it  really  is,  he  can  have  little  apprehension  now  as 
to  the  result :  the  difficulties,  which  at  first  seemed  almost  insur- 
mountable, are  entirely  removed,  and  the  road  before  him,  although 
yet  a  rugged  one,  presents  no  impediment  which  perseverance  and 
industry  may  not  be  found  sufficient  to  overcome. 

In  the  first  volume,  the  Author  was  anxious  to  name  the  eminent 
persons  to  whom  he  stood  so  deeply  indebted,  individually ;  but  the 
list  was  even  then  so  extensive,  that  he  was  obliged  to  abandon  the 
intention,  and  to  content  himself  with  a  general  acknowledgment  of 
obligation.    He  is  now  placed  in  a  similar  situation  ;  nay,  the  cata- 


viii 


PREFACE. 


logiie  has  become  so  much  enlarged  as  to  preclude  the  possibility  of 
enumeration.  He  must  not,  however,  omit  particularizing  his  highly 
gifted  and  accomplished  friend  James  Roche,  Esq.  of  Cork,  to  whom 
he  is  indebted  for  the  most  important  literary  assistance,  and  the  most 
valuable  information :  nor  should  he  forget  especially  naming  that 
able  genealogist,  Mr.  Joseph  Morris,  of  Shrewsbury,  who  has  fur- 
nished materials,  admirably  digested,  for  some  of  the  most  elaborate 
pedigrees  in  this  volume.  In  returning  thanks  to  his  esteemed  cor- 
respondent, Mr.  Allan,  of  Durham,  in  the  first  volume,  that  gentleman 
is  called  William  Henry  Allan,  Esq.  instead  of  Robert  Henry  Allan, 
Esq.  which  inaccuracy  the  Author  begs  now  to  apologize  for,  and  to 
correct. 


December,  ia34. 


ALTERATIONS  AND  ADDITIONS 

TO 

THE  SECOND  VOLUME. 


Evans  of  Ashill,  and  Evans  of  Por- 
TRANE. — The  following  is  a  more  correct 
engraving  of  the  arms  of  these  families  than 
that  already  given ; 


Evans  of  Knockaderry. 
P.  26.  Thomas  D'Arcy  Evans,  esq. 
of  Knockaderry  House,  died  10th 
December,  1833,  and,  leaving  no 
issue,  was  succeeded  by  his  brother, 
James  D'Arcy  Evans,  esq.  now  of 
Knockaderry,  who  married,  secondly, 
2nd  January,  1834,  Anne,  widow  of 
John  Fitzgerald,  esq. 

Coyney  of  Weston-Coyney. 

P.  42.  The  present  Walter  Hill 
Coyney,  esq.  is  lieutenant-colonel 
of  the  Staffordshire  militia. 

Standish  of  Standish. 

We  omitted  to  state,  in  detailing  the 
Strickland  family  (Mr.  Standish's  paternal 
ancestry),  vol.  i.  p.  56,  that  Thomas  Strycke- 
land  entered  into  agreement  with  Henry  V. 
dated  29th  April,  1415,  to  serve  the  king  in 
his  wars  in  France  during  one  year,  and  that 
to  him  was  confided  the  distinguished  honour 

2. 


of  bearing  the  banner  of  St.  George  at  the 
memorable  battle  of  Azincourt.  In  Febru- 
ary, 1424,  Thomas  de  Strykeland,late  bearer 
of  the  banner  of  St.  George,  petitioned 
King  Henry  V.  to  consider  the  service  he 
had  rendered  to  the  state  in  parts  beyond 
the  seas,  from  the  time  of  his  arrival  at 
Harfleur  and  the  battle  of  Azincourt,  and 
since  to  the  time  when  Rouen  was  taken. 
Rymers  Feeder  a,  Nicolas' s  History  of  the 
Battle  of  Azincourt. 

Maude  of  Kendal. 

P.  89.  Joseph  Maude,  esq,  of  Sunder- 
land, who  married,  in  1692,  Miss 
Sarah  Paddison,  of  Norton,  had,  be- 
sides the  four  sons  mentioned  at 
page  89,  three  daughters,  viz. 

I.  Margaret,  m.  to  John  Thornhill, 
esq.  of  Thornhill,  Bishopwear- 
mouth,  a  magistrate  for  Durham. 
She  died  in  1783. 
n.  Jane,  m.  to  William  Barker, 

esq.  of  Sunderland. 
111.  Sarah. 

Maude  of  the  Woodlands. 
P.  90.  Samuel  Maude,  esq.  of  Sunder- 
land, younger  son  of  Bryan  Maude, 
esq.  married  Miss  Rachel  Warren, 
of  Scarborough,  and  had,  with  other 
children,  who  d.  young, 

1.  William,  of  Sunderland,  h.  in 
1700,  m.  Hannah,  daughter  of 
John  Freeman,  of  Sunderland, 
and  had  three  sons  and  two 
daughters,  viz. 

1.  Samuel,  of  Holraside, 
Bishopwearmouth,  married 
twice,  but  had  no  issue. 

2.  John,  h.  in  1726,  d.  in  1787 
unmarried. 

3.  William,  h.  in  1731,  died 
unmarried. 

1.  Rachel,  h.  in  1727,  d.  in 
1786  unmarried, 
b 


ALTERATIONS  AND  ADDITIONS. 


2.  Elizabeth,  b.  in  1729,  rn. 
Bernard  Ogden,  esq.  of 
Sunderland,  and  dying  in 
1805,  left  issue. 

II.  Samuel,  died  young  in  1707. 

III.  Warren,  of  Sunny  side,  an- 
cestor of  the  Maudes  of  the 
Woodlands,^  and  of  Sunnyside. 
See  pages  90  and  91. 

I.  Margaret,  6.  in  1696,  died  un- 
married. 

II.  Hannah,  b.  in  1698,  m.  to  Mark 
Burleigh,  esq.  of  Sunderland, 
and  had  issue. 

III.  Jane,  b.  in  1703,  m.  first,  to 
J.  Dodgson,  esq.  of  ShinclifFe ; 
and  secondly,  to  J.  Nelson,  M.  D. 

IV.  Rachel,  6.  in  1714,  m.  to  Isaac 
Thompson,  esq.  of  Newcastle. 

V.  Abiah,  b.  in  1716,  m.  first,  to 
John  Sinclair;  and  secondly,  to 
Abraham  Darby,  esq.  of  Coal- 
brookdale.  (For  an  account  of 
the  Darby  family,  see  p.  310.) 

Fonnereau  of  Christ  Church  Park. 
P.  110.  Mademoiselle  Gabrielle 
Fonnereau,  of  the  city  (of  La  Ro- 
chelle)  sister  of  Zacharie  Fonne- 
reau, horn  10th  February,  1636,  who 
fled  from  France  at  the  revocation 
of  the  edict  of  Nantes,  and  settled 
in  London),  wedded  Pierre  Andre 
Peracheau,  of  Saumur,  and  had  a 
daughter,  Gabrielle  Pekacheau, 
who  m.  Aaron  Crossley,  esq.  and  was 
mother  of 

Frances  Crossley,  who  espoused 
John  Seymour,  esq.  and  was 
great-grandmother  of  the  pre- 
sent 

Aaron  Crossley  Seymour, 
esq.  of  Castletown  House, 
in  the  Queen's  County,  and 
of  High  Mount,  in  the 
county  of  Cork. 

O'Sree  of  Gardenmorres. 

p.  121,  col.  2,  1.  41,  for    seven,"  read 
Jive." 

P.  123,  col.  2,  1.  16,  for  "  twelfth  Lord 
Trimlestown,"  read  ninth  Lord 
Trimlestown." 

P.  124,  col.  1,  1.  27.  Lucas  Shee,  of 
Uppercourt,  ancestor  of  the  Cloran 
family,  sat  for  the  county  of  Kil- 
kenny in  the  same  parliament  in 
which  his  uncle  Matthew  repre- 
sented the  borough  of  Thomastown. 

P.  125,  col.  2,  1.  22,  for  "  «  daughter 
of  Sir  Patrick  Bellew,"  read  "  Mary, 
eldest  daughter  of  Sir  Patrick  Bel- 
lew."  Count  Robert  Shee  did  not  die 
s.  p. ;  his  family  still  exist  in  France 

P.  126,  col.  2,  1.  3.  The  Rev.  William 
Wright,  M.A.  and  LL.D.  who  m.  in 


1830,  Adelaide  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  James  Edward  Ford,  esq.  by 
Frances,  his  wife,  daughter  of  Major 
Stransham,  has  issue,  Edmund  Shee 
Wright,  and  Frances  Jane  Murray 
Wright.  Dr.  Wright  is  the  author 
of  a  work  detailing  the  evils  of 
"  Slavery  at  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,'' 
and  the  translator  of  Seller's  Bib- 
lical Hermeneutics." 
P.  126,  col.  2,  1.  5.  The  Rev.  Richard 
Wright,  now  of  Torrington,  in  Devon, 
married,  first,  in  1830,  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Samuel  Leigh,  of  Kilkenny, 
by  whom  (who  d.  in  1833)  he  has  a 
daughter,  Susan  ;  and  secondly,  in 
1834,  Ellen,  eldest  dau.  of  Captain 
John  Maxwell,  of  Rumboldswick,  in 
the  county  of  Sussex  (son  of  the  late 
General  Maxwell),  of  the  family  of 
Maxwell,  of  Finnebrogue,  of  which 
the  present  representative  is  John 
Waring  Maxwell,  esq.  M.  P.  for 
Downpatrick. 

Tolson  of  Bridekirke. 

P.  133,  1.  34,  for  1808,"  read  "30th 
December,  1807."  Mrs.  Tolson  was 
buried  at  Ilminster,  7th  January, 
1808. 

P.  135,  col.  1, 1.  20.  Richard  Tolson, 
esq.  of  Lincoln's  Inn,  barrister-at- 
law,  left,  by  Sarah,  his  wife,  one  son 
and  three  daughters, 

I.  Francis,  in  holy  orders,  rector 
of  Market  Harborough,  in  Lei- 
cestershire, defendant  in  a  suit 
in   chancery  with   his  sisters, 
Sarah  and  Elizabeth,  in  1725. 
He    married,   and    had  issue, 
Richard,  who  died  young,  and 
was  buried  at  Wath-upon- 
Dearne,25th  January,  1722. 
Catherine,  living  in  1786,  who 
m.  —  Mylburne,   esq.  of 
Mile  End,  in  Middlesex,  and 
d.  s.  p. 

Eleanor,     of  Greek-street, 

Westminster,  d.  unm. 
Mary,  of  Great  Russell-street, 
Bloomsbury,  d.  unm. 

I.  Mary,  d.  s.  p. 

II.  Sarah,  plaintilF  in  a  suit  in 
chancery  with  her  brother,  the 
Rev.  Francis  Tolson,  in  1722. 

III.  Elizabeth,  plaintiff  in  a  suit  in 
chancery  with  her  brother,  the 
Rev.  Francis  Tolson,  in  1722. 

P.  136,  col.  1,  1.  18,  for  "  1673,"  read 
"  1763." 

Tufnell  of  Langleys. 

p.  182,  col.  1,  1.  8  from  foot,  for  "  Mr. 
Alderman  JoUilfe,"  read  "  Alderman 
Sir  William  Jolliflfe." 


ALTERATIONS  AND  ADDITIONS. 


vii 


.  183,  col.  1,  1.  2.  Colonel  George 
Foster  Tuffnoll,  of  Chichester,  by 
Mary  Farhill,  his  second  wife,  liad 
issue, 

I.  William,  of  Chichester,  h.  in 
1769,  who  m.  Mary,  daughter  of 
Lough  Carleton,  esq.  and  had 
two  sons  and  a  daughter,  viz. 

1.  Henry,  M.  P.  for  Ipswich, 
who  wedded  Anne- Augusta, 
daughter  of  Sir  Robert  Wil- 
mot-Horton,  bart.  late  go- 
vernor of  Ceylon,  and  has 
issue. 

2.  Edward  Carleton,  barrister- 
at-law. 

1.  Maria,  d.  unm.  and  buried 
at  Islington. 

II.  John-Charles,  who  m.  Uliana- 
Margaret,  onlv  dau.  and  heiress 
of  the  Rev.  John  Towell,  D.  D. 
rector  of  Bishopsbourne,  Kent, 
and  had  issue, 

1.  John -Charles -Towell,  h. 
11th  July,  1797,  m.  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  —  Pen- 
fold,  esq.  of  Annington,  and 
has  issue. 

2.  William,  h.  29th  March, 
1802,  died  12th  November, 
1833. 

3.  Arthur  Bonham,5.  in  1812. 

4.  Edward  Wyndham,  h.  in 
1814. 

5.  Thomas  Jolliffe,  h.  in  1819. 

6.  Thomas  Robert,  h.  in  1822. 

1.  Mary-Jane,  m.  to  Lieu- 
tenant Edward  Jennings, 
R.  N.  and  has  issue. 

2.  Frances,  m.  the  Rev.  Robert 
Keays,  of  Pewliill  House, 
Wilts,  and  has  issue. 

3.  Henrietta-Susannah,  m.  to 
Thomas  Dewell,  esq.  of 
Dan tsey,  Wilts,  capt.  R.  A. 
and  has  issue. 

4.  Anna-Catherine,  d.  unm.  in 
1824. 

III.  Samuel- Jolliffe, in  holy  orders, 
prebendary  of  Chichester,  &c. 
VI.  Charlotte,  daughter  of  — 
Diggins,  esq.  of  Chichester,  and 
had  an  only  daughter  and  heiress, 
Ellen. 

IV.  George.  This  gentleman  is 
erroneously  stated  at  page  183, 
to  have  been  in  holy  orders. 
He  d.  unm. 

1.  Frances-Maria,  deceased. 
.  183,  col.  2,  1.  35.  John  Tuffnell, 
esq.  of  Hawkeston,  in  the  county  of 
Lincoln,  son  of  John  Tuffnell,  esq.  of 
Waltham,  and  Miss  Beaulieu,  his 
wife,  married  a  daughter  of  Colonel 
Shirley. 


P.  183,  col.  2, 1.  49,  Mottoes—''  Manus 
haec  inimica  tyrannis,"  and  "  Esse 
quam  videri." 

P.  201.  The  following  is  a  more  cor- 
rect version  of  the  tradition  regard- 
ing Littlecott,  when  possessed  by  the 
Dayrells. 

About  seven  or  eight  miles  from  the 
mansion  of  an  ancient  and  respectable 
family  in  Wiltshire,  towards  the  close  of  the 
sixteenth  century,  there  dwelt  a  midwife  of 
great  skill  and  practice,  who  one  night  was 
called  up  just  as  she  had  gone  to  rest,  after 
having  returned  from  exercising  the  duties 
of  her  profession  in  another  quarter.  As 
soon  as  she  knew  the  cause  of  her  being 
disturbed,  she  endeavoured  to  excuse  her- 
self on  account  of  fatigue,  and  wished  to 
send  an  assistant  whom  she  kept  in  the 
house.  The  messenger,  however,  being 
resolved  to  gain  the  principal  only  for  his 
purpose,  urged  that  he  had  something  to 
ask  of  her,  for  a  person  of  consequence^ 
after  which  the  deputy  might  do.  She  ac- 
cordingly came  down  stairs  and  opened  the 
door,  after  which  she  disappeared,  and  was 
absent  for  many  hours. 

"  The  deposition  she  made  of  what  fol- 
lowed before  a  magistrate,  and  afterwards 
upon  trial,  was  to  the  following  effect. — She 
stated  that  as  soon  as  she  had  unfastened  the 
door,  and  partly  opened  it,  a  hand  was 
thrust  in,  which  struck  down  the  candle, 
and  at  the  same  instant  pulled  her  into  the 
road  in  front  of  her  house,  which  was  de- 
tached from  the  village,  or  any  other  dwell- 
ing. The  person  who  had  used  these  abrupt 
means,  desired  her  to  tie  a  handkerchief  over 
her  head,  and  not  w  ait  for  a  hat,  as  a  lady 
of  the  first  quality  in  the  neighbourhood  was 
in  want  of  her  immediate  assistance.  He 
then  led  to  a  stile  at  a  short  distance,  where 
there  w  as  a  horse  saddled,  and  with  a  pil- 
lion on  its  back ;  he  desired  her  to  seat 
herself  first,  and  then  mounting  immediately 
he  set  off  at  a  brisk  trot.  After  they  had 
travelled  about  three  quarters  of  an  hour 
she  expressed  great  alarm,  but  her  con- 
ductor assured  her  that  no  harm  should 
happen  to  her,  and  that  she  should  be  well 
paid,  but  added  that  they  had  still  further 
to  go.  He  got  off  his  horse  several  times 
to  open  gates,  and  they  crossed  many 
ploughed  and  corn  fields,  for  though  it  was 
quite  dark  she  could  discover  that  they  had 
quitted  the  high  road  within  two  miles  of 
her  own  house ;  she  also  said  they  crossed 
a  river  twice.  After  they  had  been  about 
an  hour  and  a  half  on  their  journey  they 
entered  a  paved  court  or  yard,  as  she  con- 
cluded from  the  clattering  of  the  horse's  feet 
on  the  stones.  Her  guide  now  lifted  her  off 
the  horse,  and  conducted  her  through  a  long 


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ALTERATIONS  AND  ADDITIONS. 


(lark  passage,  in  whicli  she  only  saw  a  glim- 
mering- of  light  at  a  distance,  which  was 
concealed  or  put  out  upon  the  shutting  of  a 
large  gate  through  which  they  passed.  As 
soon  as  they  arrived  at  a  sort  of  landing 
place,  her  guide  addressed  her  to  the  fol- 
lowing effect.  '  You  must  now  suffer  me  to 
put  tliis  cap  and  bandage  over  your  eyes, 
which  will  allow  you  to  speak  and  breathe, 
but  not  to  see  ;  keep  up  your  presence  of 
mind,  it  will  be  wanted,  and  I  again  repeat, 
no  harm  will  liappen  to  you.'  Then  con- 
ducting her  into  a  chamber,  he  continued, 
'  now  are  you  in  a  room  with  a  lady  in 
labour,  perform  your  office  well,  and  you 
shall  be  amply  rewarded  ;  but  if  you  attempt 
to  remove  the  bandage  from  your  eyes,  take 
the  consequences  of  your  rashness/  Here 
she  said  that  horror  and  dread  had  so  be- 
numbed her  faculties,  that  had  any  assistance 
been  wanted  she  was  rendered  incapable  of 
giving  it  ;  but  nature  had  effected  all  that 
was  requisite,  and  what  remained  for  her  to 
do  was  little  more  than  to  receive  a  male 
infant,  and  to  give  it  into  the  hands  of  a 
female,  who  by  her  voice  she  conceived  to 
be  a  woman  advanced  in  years.  Her  patient 
she  was  sure  was  a  very  young  lady,  but 
she  was  forbid  to  ask  ajiy  questions,  or  to 
speak  a  word.  As  soon  as  the  event  was 
completely  over,  she  had  a  glass  of  wine 
given  her,  and  was  told  to  prepare  to  return 
home  by  another  road,  which  was  not  quite 
so  near,  but  free  from  gates  or  stiles.  She 
begged  to  be  allowed  to  repose  herself  for 
a  quarter  of  an  hour  in  the  arm  chair,  whilst 
the  horse  was  getting  ready,  pleading  tiie 
extreme  fatigue  she  had  undergone  the  pre- 
ceding day ;  and  under  the  pretence  of 
sleeping  she  made  those  reflections  which 
laid  the  foundation  of  that  legal  enquiry, 
which  afterwards  took  place.  She,  undis- 
covered and  unsuspected,  contrived  with  her 
scissors  to  cut  off  a  small  bit  of  the  cur- 
tain. This  circumstance,  added  to  others 
of  a  local  nature,  was  supposed  sufficient 
evidence  to  fix  the  transaction  on  the  house 
pointed  out,  and,  but  for  the  scrutiny  and 
cross-examination  on  the  trial,  would  liave 
given  the  law  great  scope  over  the  lives  of 
several  persons,  as  it  appeared  improbable 
that  fewer  than  five  or  six  persons  could 
have  been  concerned  in  a  business  so  regu- 
larly conducted.  In  the  course  of  her  evi- 
dence the  midwife  affirmed  she  perceived  an 
uncommon  smell  of  burning,  which  followed 
them  through  all  the  avenues  of  the  house 
to  the  court-yard,  where  she  re-mounted  the 
liorse.  She  said  that  she  remarked  to  the 
guide,  that  she  saw  a  light  and  smelt  a  smell 
of  burning,  which  he  said  was  the  work  of 
the  gardeners,  who  were  firing  the  weeds 
and  burning  the  moles  amongst  them,  as 
they  always  did  at  that  time  of  year.  And 
she  i;tat»d,  tliat  at  the  time  of  parting  from 


the  guide,  which  was  within  fifty  yards  of 
her  own  dwelling,  he  made  her  swear  to 
observe  secrecy,  at  the  same  time  putting  a 
purse  into  her  hand,  which  she  afterwards 
found  contained  twenty-five  guineas  ;  and 
till  that  moment  the  bandage  had  never  been 
removed  from  her  eyes.    The  morning  was 
then  breaking ;   she  also  deposed  that  she 
counted  the  steps  on  the  first  and  second 
landing-places,  which  agreed  w  ith  those  of 
the  suspected  house,  and  the  piece  of  cur- 
tain was  found  to  match  one  exactly  in  a 
room  where  the  birth  of  the  child  was  sup- 
posed to  have  taken  place.    With  such 
evidence  it  was  expected  that  nothing  short 
of  a  conviction  of  some  of  the  parties  for 
the  murder  of  a  new  born  infant  must  have 
followed  ;  particularly  as  a  beautiful  young- 
lady  in  the  family  (a  niece)  had  withdrawn 
herself  from  her  acquaintance,  under  tlie 
plea  of  going  to  a  convent  at  Avignon,  to 
learn  French,  when  she  had  been  seen  more 
than  once  after  her  declared  departure,  by 
a  fruit  woman,  looking  out  of  a  small  win- 
dow next  to  her  usual  apartment.    In  the 
course  of  the  trial,  however,  the  circum- 
stance of  the  curtain  was  rendered  suspi- 
cious, by  its  being  proved  on  cross-exami- 
nation, that  a  Catliolic  servant  had  left  the 
family  in  malice  a  sliort  time  before,  with 
horrid  declarations  of  revenge  on  account  of 
her  having  been  forbidden  to  attend  mass, 
which  suggested  a  possibility  of  her  sup- 
plying the  fact  of  the  curtain,  as  well  as  all 
the  local  description  given  by  the  midwife 
of  the  suspected  mansion.    The  midwife's 
story,  though   apparently  plausible,  was 
considerably  weakened   by  her  swearing- 
positively  to  so  many  and  doubtful  points. 
First,  that  of  her  distinguishing  the  being- 
carried  over  corn  and  ploughed  fields,  though 
she  only  knew,  it  being  so  extremely  dark, 
that  they  had  quitted  the  high  road  from  the 
sound  of  the  horse's  feet.   Next,  her  affirm- 
ing that  when  introduced  into  the  chamber 
she  was  so  benumbed  and  stupified  with 
horror  and  dread,  that  in  a  case  of  difficulty 
she  could  have  given  no  assistance  ;  yet, 
during  this  state  of  horror  and  dread,  she 
could,  though  blindfolded,  swear  positively 
that  her  patient  was  very  young;  the  child 
a  male  ;  and  the  person  to  whom  it  was 
given  advanced  in  years;  and  immediately 
afterwards  had  the  presence  of  mind  to 
execute  the  ingenious  but  hazardous  ex- 
periment of  cutting  the  curtain.    She  also 
said,  that  she  remarked  to  the  guide  her 
seeinr/  a  light,  as  well  as  smelling  the  burn- 
ing, yet  affirmed  immediately  afterwards, 
that  the  bandage  was  not  taken  from  her  till 
she  was  within  fifty  yards  of  her  own  house. 
But  an  apparent  contradiction,  and  which 
was  supposed  to  have  overturned  her  whole 
evidence,  was  her  positively  insisting  that  in 
their  way  to  the  house,  wheje  her  assistance 


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ix 


was  wanttMl,  they  crossrd  a  ford  twice,  when 
it  was  proved  that  there  was  only  one 
straight  river  between  the  two  houses.  Now 
supposing  the  guide  to  have  made  a  wheel 
round,  in  order  to  deceive  the  midwife,  and 
to  have  again  crossed  the  river,  they  must 
still  have  forded  it  a  third  time  to  arrive  at 
the  suspected  house.  All  these  circum- 
stances being  pointed  out,  and  commented 
on  by  the  judge  for  the  consideration  ot  the 
jurymen,  they  returned  a  verdict  of  acquittal 
without  leaving  the  court. 

"  Whether  the  suspected  parties  were  or 
were  not  guilty  of  the  crime  of  murder, 
could  only  be  known  to  themselves  and  the 


great  Disposer  of  all  things;  but  no  judge 
or  jury  would  have  established  a  different 
verdict  from  such  defective  evidence.  The 
train  of  calamity  which  succeeded  the  trial 
may  give  rise  to  melancholy  reflections,  and 
was,  no  doubt,  considered  by  the  multitude, 
to  have  been  the  effect  of  divine  visitation. 
In  few  words,  the  owner  of  Littlecott  soon 
became  involved  in  estate  and  deranged  in 
mind,  and  is  stated  to  have  died  a  victim  to 
despondency,  and  though  the  fate  of  the 
niece  is  unknown  or  forgotten,  ruin  and 
misery  are  said  to  have  befallen  the  family 
which  survived  him." 


Crawfukds 


arms  of  ti)t  oHi  ISarls  of  1Si4monti.* 

The  genealogist  George  Crawfurd's  de- 
duction of  this  family  from  Swan  e,  of  Danish 
origin,  solely  from  that  person's  holding  part 
of  the  barony  of  Crawfurd,  is  palpably  erro- 
neous. Swane  having  been  contemporary 
with  Galfridus,  and  with  his  father,  Domi- 
nus  Galfridus  de  Crawfurd,  in  the  reign  of 
William,  the  Lion,  It  is  only  stated,  how- 
ever, problematically  by  Crawfurd.  Chal- 
mers's enquiries  amongst  the  records  in  the 
Tower  had  not,  when  Crawfurd  wrote,  given 
the  right  direction  to  antiquarian  research. 
The  recent  discovery,  in  an  old  illuminated 
manuscript  at  the  British  Museum,  in  the 
Cotton  collection,  of  the  arms  of  Stephen, 
third  earl  of  Richmond,  who  died  in  1104, 
and  their  close  similitude  to  the  coat  borne 


*  This  shield,  with  a  bourdure  argent,  is  pre- 
fixed to  the  grants  of  the  first  earls,  but  the  male 
line  of  that  house  failing,  and  the  elder  co-heir, 
Alice,  having  conveyed  the  earldom  of  Richmond 
to  her  husband,  Peter  de  Dreux,  the  subsequent 
earls  carried  the  Drfux  arms,  "  chequy,  or  and 
az."  the  ermine  being  borne  in  canton. 

The  bordure  in  the  Richmond  shield  indicates 
cadency,  the  earls  being  a  younger  branch  of  the 
house  of  Britanny,  and  was  omitted  after  the 
marriage  of  Bertha,  daughter  and  heiress  of 
Conan,  duke  of  Britanny,  with  Alan,  fourth  earl 
of  Richmond,  who  succeeded  his  father  in  1104, 
his  elder  brother,  Galfridus,  having  died  pre- 
viously, I.  p. 


Scotland. 


arms  of  (Cratofurlr. 

by  the  Crawfurds,  coupled  with  other  cor- 
roborative circumstances,  have  thrown  new 
light  upon  the  subject,  and  leav^  hardly  a 
doubt  that  those  old  Earls  of  Richmond, 
and  this  ancient  and  widely  dispersed  Cale- 
donian family  sprang  from  a  common  pro- 
genitor. The  original  coat  of  the  earls  of 
Richmond,  as  shewn  by  Gale,  in  his  Regis- 
trum  Honorum  Richrnondice,  was  ermine  ; 
the  arms  of  Britanny,  whence  those  earls 
descended.  Gale  further  states,  and  is  sup- 
ported by  Clarkson,  in  his  History  of  Rich- 
mond, that  the  family  adopted  gules,  the  tinc- 
ture of  royalty,  in  addition  to  ermine,  as  a 
mark  of  gratitude  to  their  royal  benefactor, 
William,  the  Conqueror^  under  whose  great 
seal  they  had  obtained  not  fewer  than  440 
manors,  and  140  knights'  fees  in  the  coun- 
ties of  York,  Lincoln,  Norfolk,  and  Notts. 
Some  of  their  successors  carried  leopards 
or  over  the  gidesy  hence  gules  and  or  became 
the  colours  of  the  lords  of  Bedale,  sprung 
from  Brian,  second  son  of  Alan,  fourth 
earl  of  Richmond.  The  ermine,  after  gules 
had  been  adopted,  was  variously  timbered 
by  some,  in  canton,  as  depicted  in  an  an- 
cient picture  at  the  Museum  ;  by  others, 
in  bend,  as  in  the  engraving  above,  (which 
with  the  bordure  was  adopted,  and  still 
continues  as  the  arms  of  the  town  of  Rich- 
mond, taken  evidently  from  the  arms  of  its 
founder,  Stephen,  third  earl,  from  whom  it 


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ALTERATIONS  AND  ADDITIONS. 


received  its  first  charter, — see  Clarkson), 
and  in  fesse,  as  borne  by  the  Crawfurds, 
who  located  in  Scotland  in  the  time  of 
David  I. 

Reginald,  the  youngest  son  of  Alan,  fourth 
earl  of  Richmond,  (great  grandson  of  Gal- 
FRIDUS,  duke  of  Britanny,  by  Avicia,  sister 
to  Richard  II.  duke  of  Normandy,)  does  not 
appear  to  have  founded  any  establishment 
or  family  in  England  ;  but  at  the  period  in 
which  he  lived  {temp.  King  David  I.  of 
Scotland),  a  person  of  that  name  is  shown 
even  by  George  Crawfurd's  deduction  to 
have  been  the  extreme  ancestor  of  the  fa- 
mily in  Scotland  ;  for  Crawfurd,  with  all  its 
other  annalists,  have  failed  to  carry  its  gene- 
alogy beyond  that  point.  The  legend  of  Sir 
Gregan,  of  a  fancied  earlier  date,  is  without 
any  proof  whatever  ;  and  a  fit  subject  for  the 
satire  which  Chalmers  uses,  in  clearing  his 
cases  through  tangible  evidence  from  the 
mystification  of  what  he  denominates  the 
dreams  of  theorists.  This  Reginald  obtained 
large  grants  of  land  upon  the  Clyde  from 
King  David,  whose  policy  it  was,  as  shown 
in  the  introductory  observations  to  the  Ha- 
liday  family  (page  127),  to  allure  the  young 
and  unendowed  Anglo-Norman  knights  to 
settle  in  his  dominions.  Sir  Walter  Scott, 
in  his  History  of  Scotland,  states,  "  That 
Scotland  received,  from  time  to  time,  such 
numerous  accessions  of  Anglo-Norman 
knights,  who  may  be  said,  with  few  excep- 
tions, to  form  the  ancestors  of  the  Scottish 
nobility,  and  of  many  of  the  most  distin- 
guished families  among  the  gentry,  is  a  fact 
so  well  known,  that  it  is  useless  to  bring 
proof  of  it."  He  shows,  moreover,  that 
from  the  multiplicity  of  such  settlers,  the 
charters  of  King  David  I.  and  his  immediate 
successors  were  addressed  "  to  his  subjects, 
French,  English,  and  Scotch."  Through  the 
research  of  Chalmers  among  the  records  in 
the  Tower,  (forming  a  remnant  of  the  spoli- 
ations of  King  Edward,)  have  many  families, 
before  considered  Celtic,  been  satisfactorily 
traced  to  their  precise  source  in  the  south. 
The  present  case  affords  similar  testimony 
of  identity  with  its  origin  as  cogent  and  con- 
clusive. Reginald  was  father  or  grandfather 
of  the  Duminus  Galfridus  de  Crawfurd, 
who  frequently  witnessed  the  charters  of 
William,  the  Lion,  and  appears  to  have  re- 
ceived many  marks  beside  of  royal  consi- 
deration, demonstrative  of  alliance  to  the 
court;  for  which  Crawfurd  states  himself 
unable  to  account.  If,  however,  Reginald 
were,  as  now  conjectured,  one  of  the  sons 
of  the  Earl  of  Richmond,  (and  of  which  the 
concurrent  testimony  of  a  variety  of  facts 
forms  the  strongest  presumption,)  he,  Cal- 
fridus,  would  be  closely  connected  with 
THE  Lion,  his  uncle  ;  Conan  Le  Petit,  fifth 
earl  of  Richmond  (Reginald's  brother),  hav- 
ing married  Margaret,  daughter  of  Prince 


Henry,  of  Scotland,  Earl  of  Huntingdon, 
and  sister  of  King  William  :  thus  his  rank 
at  court,  and  the  high  degree  of  confidence 
he  enjoyed  there  would  be  easily  explained. 

In  fine,  the  aggrandizement  of  Reginald 
and  Galfridus  at  the  Scottish  court — the 
constant  recurrence  of  those  names  in  both 
pedigrees — and  above  all,  the  identity  of 
arms, — for  be  the  ermine  carried  in  bend 
or  in  fesse  it  is  the  same  bearing  (the  varia- 
tion being  adopted  as  a  mere  difference  to 
distinguish  brothers),  present  so  strong  a 
combination  of  circumstantial  evidence,  (in 
absence  of  proof  by  charter,  which,  through 
the  destruction  of  so  many  of  the  Scotch 
records  by  King  Edward  I.  of  England,  is 
now  impossible)  as  to  remove,  in  our  humble 
opinion,  almost  every  doubt  from  the  hypo- 
thesis, that  the  old  earls  of  Riclimond,  and 
the  Crawfurds  of  Scotland,  sprang  from  a 
common  ancestor.  (For  a  continuation  of 
the  argument,  still  further  substantiating 
the  fact,  see  vol.  iii.  p.  xiv.) 

Vaughan  of  Burlton  Hall. 

P.  241,  col.  1, 1.  9  from  foot.  Francis 
Chambre,*  of  Wolverley,  living  in 
1666,  is  erroneously  stated  to  have 
been  father,  instead  of  grandfather, 
of  John  Chambre,  who  married  Miss 
Waring.  The  said  Francis  was  bu- 
ried at  Loppington,  9th  May,  1678  ; 
his  grandson,  John,  at  Newton 
Chapel,  13th  March,  1718,  aged 
sixty-seven ;  Sarah,  the  widow  of 
John,  was  interred  in  the  same  vault 
with  her  husband,  26th  December, 
1723. — These  particulars  are  taken 
from  the  monuments  of  the  Chambre 
family,  in  Newton  chapel,  to  which 
Francis  Chambre  was  a  munificent 
benefactor. 

The  following  descent  of  the  Loppington 
branch  of  the  family  is  principally  from  the 
registers  of  Loppington  parish,  and  from 
monumental  inscriptions  in  that  church  : 

Humfrey  Chambre,  who  was  living 
24th  Henry  VIII.  (by  a  copy  of  court  roll 
of  the  manor  of  Loppington  dated  4th 
December,  in  that  year,  whereby  he  was 
admitted  customary  tenant  of  a  copyhold 
estate  within  the  said  manor)  married  Jane 
Barker,  of  Coogage,  and  had  two  sons, 
namely,  Thomas,  his  heir,  now  repre- 
sented by  Robert  Chambre  Vaughan, 
esq.  of  Burlton  Hall,  as  stated  at  page 
242,  and 

George  Chambre,  the  first  of  the  family 
settled   at  Loppington.    This  gentleman, 


*  The  name  (then  written  Ghamberay)  of  the 
earliest  ancestor  of  the  family  who  passed  into 
England  Avith  William  of  Normandy,  is  enrolled 
at  Battel  Abbev.    (See  Burke's  Extinct  Peerage.) 


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xi 


who  was  living  22nd  of  Elizabeth,  as  ap- 
pears from  an  award  made  Gth  May,  in  that 
year,  to  which  he  was  a  party,  married,  and 
had,  with  a  younger  son,  who  was  father  of 
Francis  Chambre,  esq.  of  Wolverley,  his 
successor, 

Francis  Chambre,  esq.  of  Loppington, 
who  left  by  liis  wife,  Mary,  buried  in  the 
chancel  of  Loppington  church,  18th  June, 
1092,  two  sons  and  a  danghter,  viz. 
George,  his  heir, 

John,  who  died  i\  p.  and  was  buried  at 
Loppington,  23rd  July,  1683. 

Mary. 
The  elder  son, 

Geokce  Chambre,  esq.  of  Loppington, 
espoused  25th  May,  1660,  Mrs.  Dorothy 
Eddowes,  of  Hanmer,  and  by  her,  who  was 
buried  at  Loppington,  17th  November,  1685, 
had  one  son,  and  five  daughters,  viz. 

George,  his  heir. 

Catherine,  bapt.  22nd  August,  1663,  m. 
at  Loppington,  29lh  March,  1681, 
John  Legh,  esq.  of  Cliester,  a  younger 
son  of  the  family  of  High  Legh,  and 
had  a  son, 

George  Legh,  of  whom  presently. 
Dorothy,  bapt.  16th  June,  1671,  m.  to 

— Lewis,  esq. 
Ermine,  bapt.  15th  March  1674,  m.  to 

— Creed,  esq. 
Francis,  bapt.  17th  December,  1679. 
Elizabeth,  bapt.  17th  June,  1681. 
Mr.  Chambre  died  in  1691,  aged  fifty-three, 
and  was  interred  under  the  communion  table, 
in  the  church  of  Loppington  :  his  epitaph 
represents  him  as  having  been  "a  gentleman 
of  great  sense  and  integrity,  a  good  christian 
in  profession  and  practice,  a  loyal  gentleman 
to  liis  king  and  country,  faithful  to  his  friend, 
and  a  great  benefactor  to  his  poor  neigh- 
bours. He  was  succeeded  by  his  only  son, 
George  Chambre,  esq.  of  Loppington, 
bapt.  27th  of  September,  1666,  at  whose  de- 
cease, issueless,  8th  April  1707,  the  estates 
were  inherited  by  his  nephew. 

The  Rev.  George  Legh,  D.  D.  vicar  of 
Halifax,  who  married  thrice,  but  died  with- 
out issue,  directing,  by  his  will,  which  bears 
date  10th  March,  1779,  the  sale  of  the  Lop- 
pington estate  ;  it  was  in  consequence  pur- 
chased by  Thomas  Dicken,  esq.  high  sheriff 
of  Shropshire  in  1799,  and  is  now  the  pro- 
perty of  his  son,  Thomas  Dicken,  esq.  of 
Loppington  House,  who  is  an  acting  magis- 
trate for  the  county  of  Salop,  and  was  for- 
merly major  of  the  Shropshire  militia.  He 
espoused,  in  1827,  Jane,  fourth  daughter  of 
the  Hon.  Edward  Massy,  and  sister  to  the 
present  Mrs.  Vaughan,  of  Burlton  Hall. 

Davies  of  Elmley  Park. 

"  David  of  Hope"  stated,  at  p.  259,  to  be 
the  first  name  in  the  pedigree,  was  fourth  in 
descent  from  Celynin,  a  chieftain  of  Powys. 


who  resided  at  Llwydiarth,  an  estate  which 
he  inherited  in  right  of  his  mother,  who  was 
the  heiress  of  Ririd,  son  of  Cynric  Evell, 
lord  of  Eglwysegl.  Rikid,  father  of  Cely- 
nin, was  fifth  in  descent  from  Aleph,  lord 
of  Dyved,  or  Demettw,  from  whom  many 
respectable  families  in  the  principality  are 
descended. 

Swire  of  Cononley. 

P.  343.  col.  1,  1.  3.  Roger  Swire  of 
Halifax,  who  married,  for  his  first 
wife.  Jennet,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
William  Currer,  wedded,  secondly, 
Hannah,  daughter  of  Abram  Mellin, 
of  Halifax,  and  had  five  children, 
viz. 

1.  Roger  now  resident  in  Jamaica, 
married  Miss  Frances-Lydia 
Cox,  and  has  a  numerous  issue, 
viz.  John,  Henry, Roger, Philip: 
Hannah-Jane,  Frances,  Anne, 
Emily-Elizabeth,  Mary-Anne, 
and  Christina  Octavia. 

2.  Samuel,  died  young. 

,    TT       1  r  who  are  or  have 

1.  Hannah,  ,  i, 

o    1^  T       J  been  all  mar- 

2.  Frances-Jane,  i   .  ,       .  , 

3.  Elizabeth,       1""^'  ^"^  ^^^^^ 

'  *-issue. 


Carr  of  Cocken  Hall. 

P.  354.    Ralph  Carr,  esq.  died  in  Oc- 
tober, 1834,  and  was  succeeded  by 
his  son,  the  present  William  Stand- 
ISH  Carr,  esq.  of  Cocken  Hall. 
P.  356,  col.  2,  1.  14,  for  ''daughter," 
read  *'  sister." 
The  motto  of  the  Carr  family  is  "  L'espe- 
rance  me  console." 

HussEY  OF  Wood  Walton. 

P.  358.    Adeliza  Hussey,  second  dau. 
of  Thomas  Hussey,  esq.  born  in  1745, 
married,  in  1775,  Major  M'Fie,  of 
the  marines,  and,  secondly,  in  1785, 
Charles  Bogle,  esq.  of  the  island  of 
Tobago.    By  her  second  husband, 
who  died  in  1792,  she  had  issue, 
Vere-Warner-Hussey  Bogle,  h.  in 
1787,  Lieutenant  R.N.  w.inl822, 
Alice,  only  daughter  of  Thomas 
Brown,  esq.  of  Edinburgh,  mer- 
chant. 

Adeliza  Bogle,  died  in  January, 
1817. 

The  present  Colonel  Alen's  claim  to  a 
new  creation,  founded  on  the  original  baro- 
netcy of  St.  Wolstan's,  is  thus  explained  ; 

Edward  Alen  (for  an  account  of  his  pro- 
genitors, see  p.  364)  married  Catherine, 
daughter  of  Sir  John  St.  Leger,  and  had 
three  sons,  viz. 

1.  Thomas,  who  became  of  St.  Wol- 
stans,  but  died  without  issue. 


ALTERATIONS  AND  ADDITIONS. 


II.  Francis,  Master  of  the  Rolls,  whose 
grandson, 

John  Alen,  esq.  of  St.  Wolstans, 
married  a  daughter  of  Lord  Slane, 
and  had  (with  two  other  sons, 
whose  issue  failed), 

1.  Thomas,  of  St.  Wolstans, 
who  was  created  a  baronet 
in  1621,  in  consideration  of 
the  great  services  rendered 
to  the  state  by  Archbishop 
Alen,  but  dying  s.  p.  the  Ba- 
ronetcy EXPIRED. 
H.  Nicholas,  who  eventually 
inherited  St.  Wolstans.  *'As 
government,  in  creating  Sir 
Thomas  a  Baronet,  did,'^  so 
saith  the  patent,  "  but  an 
act  of  justice,  considering 
the  services  of  the  Arch- 
bishop this  Nicholas,  who 
was  related  in  the  same  de- 
gree to  his  grace,  had  pre- 
cisely the  same  claim  to  the 
honour.  His  lineal  and 
proved  male  descendant  is 
the  present  ~^ 

Lieutenant-Colonel  Luke 
Alen,  C.  B.  who  has  an 
only  surviving  son, 
Luke-John-Henry. 
Ill-  John,  the  celebrated  Archbishop  of 
Dublin,  and  Lord  Chancellor  of  Ire- 
land. 

Tylden  of  Milsted  and  Torre  Hill. 
P.  381.  "The  Tyldens  were  persons 
of  eminence  in  the  county  of  Kent, 
and  had  estates  in  Wye,  in  Brenck- 
ley,  Tilmanstone,  and  Marden,  as 
appears  by  the  booke  of  aid,  where 
an  assessement  is  laid  on  the  lands  of 
William  Tylden,  20th  of  Edward  III. 
at  making  the  Black  Prince  knight.'^ 
— Philpot's  History  of  Kent. — They 
also  held  lands  in  Otterden,  Kening- 
ton,  and  Great  Chart,  where  William 
Tylden,  born  in  1632,  resided  for 
many  years  near  his  grandfather, 
Nicholas  Toke,  of  Goddington. 

The  Tyldens  resided  at  Tylden's 
Place,  in  Marden,  in  the  reign  of 
Henry  IV.  and  purchased,  in  that  of 
Henry  VI.  Catt's  Place,  in  Brench- 
ley.  In  the  time  of  Queen  Eliza- 
beth, William  Tylden,  brother  of 
Richard  Tylden,  of  Catt's  Place,  set- 
tled in  Wormsell,  and  was  ancestor 
of  the  Tyldens  of  Milsted  and  Torre 
Hill,  as  stated  at  page  381. 
P.  381,  1.  9  from  foot,  col.  1.  James 
Toiige,  whose  daughter  Elizabeth 
wedded  William  Tylden,  was  seated 
at  Bexon  (anciently  the  lands  of  John 
de  Bexon),  "  which   estate,"  says 


Philpot,  **  I  find  invested  in  Tonge, 
in  the  reign  of  Richard  II.  a  family 
of  good  estimate  in  this  country,  for 
I  find  by  old  deeds,  that  Lemanus  de 
Tonge,  16th  Richard  II.  sealed  with 
a  bend  cotized  arg.  between  six  mart- 
lets, which  arras  were  formerly 
painted  in  the  windows  of  Tilman- 
stone church,  and  underneath,  *'  orate, 
pro  anima  Guylielmi  Tonge." 
P.  383.  The  Osbornes  lie  buried  in 
the  north  chancel  of  Hartlip  church, 
called  the  Osborne  chancel.  They 
bore  for  their  arms — Quarterly,  arg. 
and  az.  on  the  first  and  fourth  quar- 
ters, an  ermine  spot.  Over  all  a 
cross  or,  charged  with  five  annulets 
sa.  Crest,  a  demi  leopard  rampant, 
pelletee  collared  and  lined. 
P.  382,  1.  12,  col.  1,  for  "Sir  Thomas 
Manby,  of  Licolnshire,"  read  "  Sir 
Thomas  Manby,  of  Manby  Hall,  Lin- 
colnshire." 
P.  382, 1.  52,  col.  1.  Osborne  Tylden, 
esq.  of  Torre  Hill,  Lenham,  married 
Anna  Lloyd,  daughter  of  John  With- 
ers, esq.  of  London,  and  of  Pixton, 
in  Sussex,  and  died  in  1827,  having 
had  issue, 

1.  Osborne,  who  died  young. 

2.  Charles,  lieut.  R.  N.  d.  in  1830. 

3.  John,  lieutenant  R.  A.  m.  in 
March,  1831,  Catherine,  eldest 
daughter  of  John  Williams,  esq. 
of  Wales,  lieutenant-colonel  in 
the  array,  and  niece  of  the  gal- 
lant Sir  Thoraas  Picton,  who  fell 
at  Waterloo. 

1.  Anna. 

2.  Mary. 

3.  Eliza,  m.  9th  December,  1834, 
to  the  Rev.  Harry  Vane  Russell, 
A.  B.  chaplain  in  ordinary  to  the 
king,  and  rector  of  Barrington, 
Yorkshire. 

4.  Emily. 

5.  Isabella. 

6.  Imogene. 

Isted  of  Ecton. 

The  following  curious  Descent  (through  the 
Baskervilles)  of  many  eminent  Families^ 
from  several  of  the  Royal  Houses  of  Eu- 
rope, was  compiled  by  Dr.  Percy,  the  cele- 
brated Bishop  of  Dromore,  and  is  authen- 
ticated by  incojitestuble  proofs. 
Hugh  Capet,  elected  King  of  France  in 

987,  died  in  996,  and  was  succeeded  by  his 

son, 

Robert,  King  of  France,  crowned  during 
his  father's  life  time.  This  monarch  espoused 
Constance,  daughter  of  the  Count  of  Aries, 
i  and  left  at  his  decease  in  1031,  three  sons 
and  one  daughter,  namely, 


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xiii 


Henry,  his  heir. 

Robert,  ancestor  of  the  ducal  house  of 

Burgundy. 
Eudo,  Hisliop  of  Auxerre. 
Adela,  who  wedded,  in  1027,  Bald- 
win V.  Earl  of  Flanders,*  and  had  a 
daughter, 

Maud,  consort  of  William,  the 
Conqueror  of  England,  and  mo- 
ther of 

Henry  I.  King  of  England, 
who  espoused  Maud,  daugh- 
ter of  Malcolm  III.  of  Scot- 
land, by  his  queen,  Mar- 
garet, daughter  of  Edward 
the  Outlaw,  son  of  King 
Edmund  Ironside,  and  had 
a  daughter  the  Empress 
Maud,  whose  son, 

H  ENRY,  ascended  the  Eng- 
lish throne  as  second 
of  his  name,  and  was 
father  of 
John,  King  of  Eng- 
land, who  left,  by 
Agatha  de  Ferrars, 
a  natural  daughter, 
the  Princess  Joan, 
who  wedded  Llew- 
ellyn THE  Great, 
Prince   of  North 
Wales, II  and  was 
progenitor,  as  will 
be  shewn  hereafter, 
of 

Elizabeth  Tou- 
CHET,  who  m. 
Sir  John  Bas- 

KERVILLE,  knt. 

King  Robert  was  succeeded  by  his  eldest 
son, 

Henry  I.  King  of  France,  who  had  (with 
an  elder  son,  Philip,  who  ascended  the 
French  throne,  and  was  first  of  his  name,) 

Hugh,  the  Great,  who  signalized  himself 
in  the  expedition  of  Godfrey  de  Bouillon. 
He  espoused  Adelard,  daughter  and  heiress 


*  Through  this  alliance,  the  descendants  of 
Adela  derive  from  Charlemagne,  Emperor  of  the 
West,  and  from  the  Saxon  Kings  of  England, 
thus  : — 

Charlemagne 
I 

Louis  le  Debonnaire 
Charles  the  Bald 

Judith,  m.  Baldwin  I.  Earl  of  Flanders. 

Baldwin  II.  Earl  of  Flanders,  m.  Ethel- 
swida,  daughter  of  Alfred  the  Great, 
King  of  England 

Arnulph  I.  Earl  of  Flanders 
I 


of  Herbert,  Count  of  Vermandois,  and  had 
inter  alios,  a  daughter, 

Isabel  or  Elizabeth,  who  wedded f  Ro- 
bert de  Beaumont,  the  first  Earl  of  Leices- 
ter, and  was  mother  of 

Elizabeth  de  Beaumont,  whose  son,  by 
her  husband  Gilbert  de  Clare,  was  the  cele- 
brated 

Richard  Strongbow,  Earl  of  Pembroke, 
celebrated  for  the  invasion  of  Ireland,  who 
m.  the  Princess  Eva,t  only  daughter  of 
Dermot,  the  last  King  of  Leinster,  and  of 
the  race  of  Irish  kings,  esteemed  the  most 
illustrious  of  all  the  descendants  from  Ca- 
thoir  the  Great.  By  her  Strongbow  left  an 
only  daughter  and  heiress, 

Isabel  de  Clare,  who  became  in  ward  to 
Henry  II.  and  remained  under  the  royal 
guardianship  for  the  space  of  fourteen  years, 
when  she  was  given  in  marriage^  to  Wil- 
liam Marshal,  wlio  thereupon  became  Earl 
of  Pembroke,  and  by  him  had  (with  other 
issue)  a  daughter, 

Eva  Marshal,  who  m.  William  de  Braose, 
Lord  of  Brecknock,!  and  was  mother  of 

Maud  de  Braose,  who  wedded  |  Roger, 
Lord  Mortimer,  son  of  Ralph,  Lord  Mor- 
timer, by  tlie  Princess  Gladuse,  his  wife, 
daughter  of  Llewellyn,  Prince  of  NortJi 
Wales,  and  of  Joan,  his  wife,  natural  daugh- 
ter of  King  John,  of  England.  (See  above, 
descendants  of  Adela,  daughter  of  Robert, 
King  of  France.)  By  the  Lord  Mortimer, 
Maud  had  a  son  and  heir, 

Edmund,  Lord  Mortimer,  of  Wigmore, 
summoned  to  parliament  as  a  baron  from 
1294  to  1302.    His  son  and  successor, 

Roger,  Lord  Mortimer,  of  Wigmore, 
who  was  advanced  to  the  dignity  of  Earl  of 
March  soon  after  the  accession  of  Ed- 
ward III.  left  at  his  decease  four  sons  and 
seven  daughters,  of  whom  the  second  dau. 

Joan  Mortimer,  espoused  James,  Lord 
Audley,  the  hero  of  Poictiers,  great-grand- 
son of  James  de  Audley,  and  of  Eva,  his 
wife,  daughter  of  William  Longespee,  Earl 
of  Salisbury,  grandson  of  Fair  Rosamond. J 


.1 

Baldwin,  died  vita  patris 

Arnulph  II.  Earl  of  Flanders 

Baldwin'  I V .  Earl  of  Flanders 

Baldwin  V.  Earl  of  Flanders,  m.  Adela, 
daughter  of  Robert,  King  of  France. 
I 

Hence  (through  the  Kings  of  England,  the  Princes 
of  Wales,  the  Mortimers,  Audleys,  and  Toucliets,) 
derives  the  Baskerville  family. 

II  Llewellyn  the  Great  was  son  of  lorwerth  by 
Marrette,  his  wife,  daughter  of  Prince  Madoc,  of 
Powis. 

t  Dugdale's  Baronage,  Harl.  MSS.  &c.  &c. 
t  Harl.  MSS.  1233. 


xiv 


ALTERATIONS  AND  ADDITIONS. 


Joan  Mortimer  left  by  the  Lord  Aurlley  a 
daughter  and  co-heir, 

Joan  Audley,  wife  of  Sir  John  Touchet, 
knt.  and  mother  of 

John  Touchet,  esq.  born  in  1372,  whose 
son,  another 

John  Touchet,  was  summoned  to  parlia- 
ment as  Baron  Audley  in  1405.  His  lord- 
ship left  (with  a  son  James,  ancestor  of 
the  present  ennobled  family  of  Audley,)  a 
daughter, 

Elizabeth  Touchet,  who  married§  Sir 
John  Baskerville,  knt.  living  in  1433, 
lineally  descended  from  Robert  de  Basker- 
ville, of  Erdisley,  who  wedded||  a  daughter 
of  Rees  ap  Tudor,  Prince  of  South  Wales. 
By  Sir  John  Baskerville,  Elizabeth  Touchet 
had  (with  two  other  sons  and  a  daughter, 
Sibill,  the  wife  of  Richard  Rowden,  of 
Rowden) 

J.  Sir  James  Baskerville,  knt.  of 
Erdisley,  whence  spring  (see  vol.  i. 
p.  91)  the  families  of  Mynors,  of 
Treago  ;*  Baskerville,  of  Clyro 
Court  ;t  Talbot,  Earl  of  Shrews- 
bury; Farmar,  of  Dunsinane  ;| 
PoLWHELE,  of  Polwhele  ;§  Tou- 
chet, Lord  Audley ;  and  many 
others. 

II.  John  Baskerville,  of  Wotton,  in 
Herefordshire,  from  whom  derived 
the  families  of  Pembruge  ;  of  Man- 
sel  Gamage  ;  Rowdon,  of  Rowdon  ; 
Barnaby  ;  Brigginshaw  ;  Hopton, 
of  Canon   Frome   Court ;     Lowe  ; 
Percy,    of   Bridgnorth ;  1|  Isted, 
of  Ecton  ;1[  Monington,  of  West- 
hide  ;   Baskerville,  of  Pontrilas ; 
Howe,  Lord  Chedworth ;  Meysey, 
of  Shakenhurst,  &c.  &c. 
Thus  Sir  James  Baskerville,  of  Erdisley, 
derived  (as  of  course  do  his  descendants) 
from  the  Kings  of  France,  of  England,  of 
Scotland,  and  of  Ireland  ;  from  the  Princes 
of  North  and  South   Wales ;   from  the 
Counts  of  Flanders;  and  from  Charle- 
magne, Emperor  of  the  West. 

It  is  erroneously  stated  at  p.  533,  that  Sir 
Christopher  Bellevv,  ancestor  of  the  enno- 
bled house  of  Bellew,  was  descended  from 
Sir  John  Bellew,   of  Willy stown.  The 


§  Collins'  Peerage,  by  Sir  E.  Brydges,  vol.  vi. 
p.  549;  Harl.  MSS.  &c. 

II  Powel's  History  of  Wales,  1584,  4to.  As  a 
full  account  of  the  great  and  ancient  family  of 
Baskerville  has  appeared  in  vol.  i.  p.  89,  it  is 
unnecessary  here  to  detail  the  intermediate  line. 

*  See  vol.  i.  p.  86. 

t  See  vol.  i.  p.  89. 

t  See  vol.  ii.  p.  569. 

§  See  vol.  i.  p.  424. 

II  Of  this  family  was  the  Bishop  of  Dromore, 
IT  See  vol.  ii.  p.  462. 


Lords  Bellew  traced  their  descent  as  fol- 
lows : 

John  Bellew,  presumed  ancestor  of  the 
Bellews  of  Stockleigh  Court,  and  lineally 
descended  from  John  de  Bellew,  Lord  of 
Carlton,  in  Yorkshire,  was  father  of  another 

John  Bellew,  living  in  1381,  whose  son. 

Sir  John  Bellew,  of  Belle wstown,  flou- 
rished in  the  reigns  of  Henry  IV.  Henry  V. 
and  Henry  VI.  He  died  in  the  29th  of  the 
last  reign,  being  direct  ancestor  of 

Sir  John  Bellew,  of  Belle  wstown,  suc- 
cessor to  his  father  in  1542,  who  wedded 
Margaret,  fourth  daughter  of  Sir  Oliver 
Plunkett,  first  Lord  Louth,  and  left  a  son, 

Christopher  Bellew,  of  Bellewstown, 
who  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir 
Thomas  Cusack,  lord  chancellor  and  lord 
justice  of  Ireland,  and  was  succeeded  by  his 
eldest  son. 

Sir  John  Bellew,  of  Bellewstown,  who 
married  and  had  three  sons,  Christopher, 
his  heir;  John,  of  Graftonstown,  in  the 
county  of  Louth,  ancestor  of  the  Bellews  of 
Barmeath  and  Mount  Bellew  ;  and  Richard 
of  Verdonstown,  who  also  left  issue.  The 
eldest  son. 

Sir  Christopher  Bellew,  knt.  of  Bel- 
lewstown, espoused  Catherine,  daughter  of 
Sir  William  Sarsfield,  of  Lucan,  and  left  at 
his  decease,  20th  May,  1610  (with  three 
sons,  who  d.  s.  p.  and  two  daughters,  the 
elder  of  whom  m.  first.  Sir  William  Taaffe, 
of  Smarmore,  and  secondly.  Sir  Terence 
Dempsey,  and  the  younger  became  the  wife 
of  —  Brett,  of  Drogheda),  a  son  and  suc- 
cessor. 

Sir  John  Bellew,  of  Bellewstown,  who 
m.  the  sister  of  Patrick  Barnewall,  esq.  of 
Shankhill,  and  had,  with  five  other  sons, 
who  all  died  issueless,  and  four  daughters. 

Sir  Christopher  Bellew,  of  Bellews- 
town, who  forfeited  his  estates  during  the 
troubled  times  of  1641.  He  wedded  Fran- 
ces, eldest  daughter  of  Matthew,  fifth  Lord 
Louth,  and  dying  about  the  time  of  the  Re- 
storation, left  three  sons, 

I.  John  (Sir),  his  heir. 

II.  Matthew,   of  Rogerstown,  whose 
son, 

Patrick,  served  in  the  army  of 
King  William  at  the  battle  of 
the  Boyne,  in  which  his  father,  a 
captain  of  horse,  was  slain,  fight- 
ing on  the  opposite  side.  Hav- 
ing searched  amongst  the  dead 
for  his  body,  which  he  found  and 
piously  buried,  he  took  the  belt 
and  pistols  worn  by  him  on  that 
memorable  day,  his  only  inherit- 
ance, and  accompanied  Lord 
Inchiquin,  under  whom  he  had 
served,  to  the  south  of  Ireland. 
Subsequently,  on  account  of  his 
family  experiencing  much  favour 


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XV 


from  Henry  Boyle,  the  first  Earl 
of  Shannon,  and  Speaker  of  the 
Irish  House  of  Commons,  he  ob- 
tained from  that  nobleman  a 
lease  of  the  lands  of  Knockave 
Castle  Martyr,  and  afterwards, 
from  his  son,  those  of  Ballendi- 
ness,  on  a  lease  of  lives  renew- 
able for  ever.  He  was  portreve 
of  Castle  Martyr,  where  he  lived 
for  forty  years,  and  died  in  1740, 
aged  eighty,  being  in  that  year 
interred  in  the  church  of  Castle 
Martyr.  He  rn.  Honora  Neville, 
and  had  an  only  son, 

Robert  Bellevv,  esq.  of  Bal- 
lendiness,  who  m.  Brianna, 
one  of  the  three  co-heiresses 
of  W.  Wright,  esq.  of  the 
county  of  Cork,  and  left  an 
only  son, 
Patrick  Bellew,  esq.  of  Bal- 
lendiness,  who  wedded  Sa- 
rah, dau.  of  James  Pratt, 
esq.  of  Castle  Martyr,  sister 
of  the  late  General  John 
Pratt,  R.  I.  A.  and  Aunt  of 
the  present  General  Sir 
Charles  Pratt,  by  whom  he 
had  two  sons  and  one  daugh- 
ter, viz. 

Robert,  barrister-at-law, 
who  m.  Sophia  Fowke, 
and  had  issue, 
Patrick-Edward, lieu- 
tenant of  engineers, 
died  unm.  in  India, 
aged  eighteen. 
Francis-John, captain 
H.  C.  S.  m.  2lst 
November,  1818, 
Anne,  only  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  Si- 
mon Temple,  esq. 
formerly  of  Hylton 
Castle,  in  the  coun- 
ty of  Durham,  and 
has  issue. 
Christopher,  lieute- 
nant Bengal  army, 
deceased. 
Henry- Walter,  cap- 
tain in  H.  C.  S.  and 
deputy  -  assistant 
quartermaster  ge- 
neral at  Bengal,  m. 
in     1829,  Anna, 
third  daughter  of 
Captain  Peter  Je- 
remie. 
Louisa,  m.  to  Captain 
JohnBakerGraves, 
of  Fort  William,  in 
the  county  of  Lime- 
rick. 


Sarah  -  Margaret,  d. 
unmarried. 
Patrick,  a  major  in  the 
5th   regiment  of  Foot, 
who  d.  at  Gibraltar. 
Brianna,  m.  to  Richard 
Fitton,  esq.  of  the  city 
of  Cork,  barrister-at- 
law. 

in.  Thomas,  of  GafFney. 
The  eldest  son. 

Sir  John  Bellew,  was  knighted  by 
James  II.  restored  by  act  of  settlement  to 
all  the  estate  which  belonged  to  his  father, 
called  to  the  privy  council,  and  elevated  in 
1686,  to  the  peerage  of  Ireland  as  Baron 
Bellew,  of  Duleek.  His  lordship  com- 
manded a  regiment  of  foot  in  Kimj  James's 
service,  for  which  he  was  outlawed,  but 
eventually  obtained  a  regrant  of  his  estate. 
He  m.  Mary,  eldest  daughter  and  co-heir  of 
Walter  Birmingham,  esq.  of  Danfort,  in  the 
county  of  Kildare,  by  whom  (who  d.  in 
1694)  he  had  two  sons,  Walter  and  Rich- 
ard, successive  peers;  and  Margaret,  wife 
of  Thomas,  fourth  Earl  of  Westmeath.  His 
lordship  died  12tli  January,  1692,  and  w^as 
s.  by  his  elder  son, 

Walter  Bellew,  second  Lord  Bellew, 
who  espoused  Frances-Arabella,  eldest  dau. 
of  Sir  William  Wentworth,  of  Northgate- 
head,  in  Yorkshire,  and  sister  of  Thomas, 
Earl  of  Stratford,  and  by  her  he  had  two 
daughters,  viz. 

Mary,  m.  to  Dennis  Kelly,  esq.  of  Au- 
ghran,  county  of  Galway,  long  a  state 
prisoner  in  the  Tower. 
Frances-Arabella,  m.   to  Mr.  Horn- 
castle. 

Lord  Bellew  dying  without  male  issue,  in 

1694,  was  succeeded  by  his  brother, 
Richard  Bellew,  third  Lord  Bellew, 

who,  being  a  captain  in  Lord  Limerick's 
dragoons,  was  outlawed  and  attainted,  but, 
in  April,  1697,  received  a  pardon  under  the 
great  seal,  and,  conforming  to  the  Estab- 
lished Church,  in  1705,  took  his  seat  in  the 
House  of  Peers,  and  had  a  pension  granted 
to  him  by  Queen  Anne,  which  George  I. 
continued.    His  lordship  espoused,  in  May, 

1695,  Frances,  third  daughter  of  Francis, 
Lord  Brudenell,  by  the  Lady  Frances  Sa- 
ville,  his  wife,  only  sister  of  James,  Earl  of 
Sussex,  and  widow  of  Charles  Livingston, 
second  Earl  of  Newburgh.  By  this  lady, 
who  died  in  1735,  Lord  Bellew  had  two  sons 
and  one  daughter,  viz.  John,  his  heir; 
Waller,  who  died  young ;  and  Dorothea, 
who  wedded,  first,  Gustavus  Hamilton,  esq. 
father  of  Viscount  Boyne,  secondly,  Wil- 
liam Cockburn,  esq.  of  Bedford,  in  the 
King's  county,  and  thirdly.  Captain  Joseph 
Dixon. 

His  lordship  died  22nd  March,  1714,  and 
was  s.  by  his  son, 


xvi 


ALTERATIONS  AND  ADDITIONS. 


John  Bellew,  fourth  Lord  Bfllew,  Lorn 
ill  1702,  who  m.  first,  at  Rome,  the  Lady 
Anne  Maxwell,  daughter  of  William,  Earl 
of  Nithsdale,  and  by  her,  who  died  3rd  May, 
1735,  had  one  son,  who  died  in  his  infancy, 
and  one  daughter,  Mary-Frances,  b.  in 
1733.  His  lordship  wedded,  secondly,  Mary, 
only  daughter  of  Maurice  Fitzgerald,  esq. 
of  Castle  Ishin,  in  the  county  of  Cork,  relict 
of  Justin,  fifth  Earl  of  Fingal,  and  of  Valen- 
tine, fifth  Earl  of  Kenmure,  by  whom  he 
had  two  daughters,  Emilia,  who  died  num. 
and  Anne.  Her  ladyship  dying  19th  March, 
1741,  Lord  Bellew  espoused,  thirdly.  Lady 
Henrietta  Lee,  fourth  daughter  of  George- 
Henry,  Earl  of  Lichfield,  and  had  by  her 
one  son  and  a  daughter,  who  d.  in  infancy. 
His  lordship  died  in  1772,  when  the  title  of 
Baron  Bellew  became  extinct. 

CrOSSLEY  of  SCAITCLIFFE. 

p.  537,  col.  1,1.  3i).  Abraham  Cross- 
ley,  esq.  third  son  of  John  Crossley, 
esq.  of  Scaitclifte,  was  father,  it  is 
presumed,  of  Aaron  Crossley,  esq.  of 
Dublin,  the  antiquary,  who  wedded 
Mademoiselle  Peracheau,  and  had 
two  daughters,  of  whom  the  elder, 
Frances,  m.  John  Seymour,  esq. 
and  was  great-grandmother  of 
the  present 
Aaron    Crossley  Seymour, 
esq.  of  Castletown  House, 
in  the  Queen's  county. 

O'CONNELL  OF  DeRUYNANE  AbBEY. 

p.  568,  col.  2,  7iote.    It  is  erroneously 
stated,  that  the  ancient  Anglo-Nor- 
man house  of  Cantillon  is  extinct. 
Such  is  not  the  fact.    A  scion  of  the 
elder  branch  of  the  family,  Valen- 
tine Cantillon,  was  a  devoted  adhe- 
rent of  Charles  I.  and  fought  with 
great  gallantry  at  Naseby,  where  he 
was  severely  wounded,  passed  over 
into  Flanders  after  the  death  of  his 
ill-fated  master,  and  from  him  di- 
rectly descends 
Antoine  Sylvain  de  Cantillon, 
present  representative  of  the  eld- 
est branch  of  the  Cantillons,  born 
at  Paris,  major  of  hussars,  che- 
valier of  St.  Louis,  officer  of  the 
royal  order  of  the  Legion  of 
Honour,  chevalier  of  the  second 
class  of  St.  Ferdinand  of  Spain, 
&c.  &c. 

Flood  of  Flood  Hall. — Henry  Flood, 
esq.  of  Paulstown  Castle,  is  erroneously 
stated,  in  vol.  i,  p.  123,  to  have  married  a 
daughter  of  Lord  Aldborough.  His  wife  is 
Anna-Maria,  daughter  of  Henry  Lennon, 
esq.  to  which  lady  he  was  married  at  St. 
Paul's  Church,  Dublin,  on  the  2nd  Septem- 


ber, 1815,  and  by  whom  he  has  two  sons 
and  two  daughters. 

In  vol.  i.  p.  .334,  the  manor  of  Hather- 
TON,  in  Chesliire,  is  assigned  to  a  wrong  pro- 
prietor. It  is  in  the  possession  of  M.  Mare, 
esq. 

Werge  of  Hexgreave  Park. — The  fol- 
lowing is  a  more  correct  account  of  the  de- 
scent and  arms  of  this  family  than  that  in 
vol.  i.  page  378. 

ilinrage. 

The  Werges,  of  Hexgreave  Park,  derive 
their  descent  from  a  family  long  seated  in 
the  county  of  Sussex,  one  of  which,  Sir 
Clement  Werge,  was  counsel  for  the  crown 
upon  the  celebrated  trial  of  Bishop  Atter- 
bury  for  high  treason,  and  subsequently  re- 
ceiving the  honour  of  knighthood,  was  made 
solicitor-general ;  another,  at  the  same  pe- 
riod, in  the  reign  of  George  I.  was  a  general 
in  the  army,  and  governor  of  the  forts  on  the 
coast  of  Africa.  In  the  reign  of  Charles  II. 

The  Rev.  Richard  Werge,  rector  of 
Nailston,  in  Leicestershire,  exchanged  with 
the  Rev.  John  Cave,  A.  M.  for  the  rectory 
of  St.  Mary's,  Gateshead,  in  the  county  of 
Durham,  and  died  in  1685,  leaving  an  only 
son. 

The  Rev.  John  Werge,  A.  M.  ricar  of 
Kirknewton,  in  Northumberland.  Of  this 
gentleman  the  following  extraordinary  cir- 
cumstance is  well  authenticated,  and  has 
been  handed  down  in  many  families  in  the 
north.  About  the  year  1680,  when  the  feel- 
ing in  Scotland  was  so  strong  against  epis- 
copacy, on  the  night  before  Christmas-day, 
about  ten  o'clock,  a  knock  was  heard  at  the 
door  of  the  vicarage,  and  upon  the  servant 
enquiring  who  was  there,  the  answer  was — 
a  friend  from  Gateshead,  (where  the  Rev. 
gentleman's  father  was  rector)  upon  which 
orders  were  given  to  open  the  door,  when  a 
person  rushed  in  armed,  and  found  his  way 
into  the  room  where  Mr.  Werge  was  sitting. 
He,  without  preface,  declared  his  intention, 
and  made  a  stroke  with  a  sword,  which  in 
all  probability  would  have  proved  fatal,  but 
the  room  being  low,  and  a  large  beam  pro- 
jecting across  the  ceiling,  the  weapon  caught 
the  beam,  and  only  inflicted  a  trifling  wound 
on  one  shoulder.  The  reverend  gentleman, 
who  was  a  powerful  man,  and  in  the  act  of 
rising  when  the  blow  was  given,  immedi- 
ately closed  with  the  assassin,  but  not  be- 
fore he  had  received  a  thrust,  which  only 
pierced  the  flesh  next  his  ribs  ;  a  severe 
struggle  ensued,  in  which  the  light  was  ex- 
tinguished, and  terminated  in  Mr.  Werge 
extricating  himself,  and  making  his  way  out 
at  the  front  door,  where  he  found  two  other 
ruffians,  who  eagerly  enquired  if  he  had 


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xvii 


killed  iiim.  Mr.  Werge,  with  great  pre- 
sence of  mind,  answered— "  Yes,  yes/ 
(upon  which  they  gave  way)  and  ran  into 
the  garden,  but  not  before  the  villains  had 
discovered  their  mistake,  and  one  of  them 
had  discharged  a  pistol,  happily  without 
eilect.  The  alarm  being  given  by  the  ser- 
vants, the  assassins  made  their  escape.  Some 
few  years  after,  the  confession  of  a  man 
executed  at  Edinburgh  for  murder  appeared 
in  print,  in  which  he  acknowledged  many 
crimes,  but  none  had  distressed  his  consci- 
ence more  than  the  belief  of  having  mur- 
dered a  clergyman,  near  the  foot  of  Cheviot, 
of  whom  every  person  spoke  well,  and 
which  he  was  hired  to  perform.  Mr.  Werge 
married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  —  Wood, 
esq.  of  Falloden,  in  Northumberland,  (into 
which  family  Henry  Grey,  esq.  of  Howick, 
the  grandfather  of  the  present  Earl  Grey, 
also  married)  and  had  issue, 

I.  Richard,  A.M.  in  holy  orders,  vicar 
of  Hatburn,  in  Northumberland, 
who  wt.  the  widow  of  —  Errington, 
esq.  of  Chester,  but  whose  issue  is 

now  KXTINCT. 

II.  Edward,  who  d.  unmarried. 

III.  Thomas,  of  whom  presently. 

I.  Elizabeth,  who  wedded  —  Selby, 
esq.  of  Elwick,  and  had  two  daugh- 
ters, one  of  whom  married  the  late 
John  Stanard,  esq.  of  Lowick,  in 
Northumberland,  and  was  mother  of 
a  daughter,  the  wife  of —  Grieve,  esq. 
of  Orde,  North  Durham;  the  other 
m.  Capt.  Pemble,  R.  N.  and  had 
issue, 

1.  Elizabeth  Pemble,  who  m.  Ad- 
miral Moutry,  and  had  a  son, 
who  died  under  age,  and  a  dan. 
the  wife  of  the  Yen.  Archdeacon 
De  Lacy. 

2.  Katherine  Pemble,  who  m.  first. 
Captain  Selby,  R.  N.  and  had 
issue, 

William  Selby,  captain  R.N. 

who  died  at  sea,  in  command 

of  his  majesty's  frigate  Owen 

Glendower. 
Thomas  Selby,  captain  46th 

regiment,  died  in  the  West 

Indies. 

Katherine  Selby,  m.  to  John 
Harisell,  esq.  of  Belford, 
Northumberland. 
Mrs.  Selby  espoused,  secondly. 
Captain  Wilkie  of  Lady  thorn, 
North    Durham,   and   left  by 
him  an  only  son,  the  present 
1  *  Robert  Wilkie,  esq.  of  Lady- 

thorn. 

The  third  son  of  the  Rev.  John  Werge, 

Thomas  Werge,  esq.  settled  at  Horton 
Castle  in  Northumberland.  He  m.  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  ThoiKas  Wilson,  e^^q.  of 


Milfield,andhad  two  sons  and  one  daughter, 
namely, 

John,  his  heir. 

Thomas,  who  settled  in  Jamaica,  and 
marrying  Miss  Neufville,  of  that 
island,  had  an  only  son,  who  died 
aged  sixteen. 
Elizabeth,  vi,  George  Reed,  esq.  of 
Hoppen,  in  Northumberland,  and  left 
issue. 
The  elder  son, 

John  Werge, esq.  s.  his  father  at  Horton 
Castle,  in  1764,  and  wedded  Margaret, 
sister  of  the  late  Thomas  Younghusband, 
esq.  of  Marden,  in  Northumberland,  and 
dying  in  1786,  left  five  sons  and  three 
daughters,  viz. 

J.  Thomas,  an  officer  in  the  10th  regi- 
ment of  foot,  who  died  of  the  yellow 
fever  in  Jamaica,  unmarried, 
n.  Oswald,  late  lieutenant-colonel  in 
the  17th  Light  Dragoons,  m.  Ellen, 
daughter  of  the  late  Rev.  Robert 
Dean,  A.M .  of  Bolton-le  Moors,  Lan- 
cashire, and</.  4th  September,  1831, 
having  had  issue, 

1.  Oswald,  an  officer  in  the  12th 
Foot,  who  died  at  the  early  age 
of  tvvo-and-twenty,  at  Gibraltar, 
of  the  dreadful  fever  there,  in 
1828,  deeply  regretted  by  the 
whole  regiment. 

2.  Robert,  an  officer  in  the  .39th 
regiment. 

1.  Margaret,  m.  to  Capt.  Clarence 
Dalrymple,  of  the  Hon.  East 
India  Company's  service. 

2.  Ellen,  unm. 

III.  John,  late  a  major  in  the  army,  and 
senior  captain  in  the  38th  regiment, 
who  gloriously  fell  in  the  storming 
of  St.  Sebastian,  whilst  leading  the 
grenadier  company  to  the  summit  of 
the  breach.  He  m.  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  Rev.  Nathaniel  Ellison, 
A.  M.  at  Newcastle-on-Tyne,  and 
had  issue, 

1.  Margaret,  m  to  William  Smith, 
esq.  of  Newcastle,  and  has  issue. 

2.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Ralph  Carr, 
esq.  of  Dunstan  Hill,  in  the 
palatinate,  and  of  Hedgeley,  in 
Northumberland,  and  has  issue. 

3.  Jane. 

IV.  Edwards,  late    of  Hexgreave 
Park. 

V.  Richard,  lost  on  his  passage  from 
America. 

I.  Margaret,  m.  to  Francis  Peacock, 
esq.  of  Wallsend,  and  has  issue. 

II.  Elizabeth,  who  d.  unm. 

HI.  Anne,  who  married  the  late  Henry 
Howey,  esq.  of  Pasture  Hill,  Nor- 
thumberland, and  h:iLi  issue. 


XVUl 


ALTERATIONS  AND  ADDITIONS. 


^rm5— Barry  of  ten,  gu.  and  arg.  on  a 
chief  sa.  three  lions'  heads  erased  or,  gorged 
collars  gu.  and  charged  with  three  torteaux. 

Oldest — A  demi-lion  rampant  ppr.  holding 
in  his  right  paw  a  pheon,  purpure,  gorged 
with  a  collar  gu.  charged  with  three  tor- 
teaux. 

Estates — In  the  parishes  of  Southwell, 
and  Halam,  Notts,  and  t^vo  thirds  of  the 
parish  of  Howell,  Lincolnshire. 

Seat — Hexgreave  Park,  Notts. 

Grevis-James  of  Ightham  Court. — In 
vol.  i.  p.  398,  William  James,  esq.  sheriff 
for  Kent  in  1732,  who  married  the  daughter 
of  Demetrius  James,  esq.  of  the  county  of 
Essex,  had  a  daughter,  Sarah-Bella-Eliza- 
beth, who  married,  16th  November,  1670, at 
Greenwich,  Josiah  Wood  Hindman,  esq.  of 
Greenwich;  baptized  there  13th  May,  1744; 
entered  of  Christ  Church,  Oxford,  22nd 
November,  1763,  aged  eighteen,  as  son  of 
Josiah  Hindman,  esq.  of  Greenwich  :  he 
was  also  of  Upton,  Essex.  Mr.  J.  W.  Hind- 
man died  in  1784.  The  issue  of  this  union 
M'ere  two  daughters,  co-heirs,  Sophia,  wife 
of  William  Turner ;  and  Frances  Maria, 
wife  of  Joseph  Newell.  Josiah  Hindman, 
the  elder,  married  Sarah  Dore,  widow  of — 
Dore,  esq.  by  whom  she  had  David,  in  the 
army  (one  above,  General  Stibbert,  in  the 
East  Indies,  drowned  in  the  Ganges,  by  the 
accidental  upsetting  of  a  boat)  and  Sarah, 
who  married  at  West  Ham,  4th  December, 
1759,  Charles  Mears,  esq.  captain  of  the 
Egmont,  and  had  a  son  and  daughter  ;  the 
son  was  Captain  Charles  John  Mears,  killed 
at  the  capture  of  Seringapatam,  21st  April, 
1799;  the  daughter,  Sarah,  baptized  at  St. 
Clement  Danes,  27th  March,  1766  (living 
1833),  married  at  Calcutta,  4th  March, 
1786,  Stephen  Cassan,  esq.  barrister-at- 
law,  father  of  the  Rev.  Stephen  Hyde 
Cassan,  M.  A.  F.  S.  A.  vicar  of  Bruton,  "and 


of  Wyke,  Somerset.  See  Cassan,  of  Shef- 
field, p.  648. 

Cromwell  of  Cheshunt  Park. — Henry 
Cromwell,  fourth  son  of  Oliver  Cromwell, 
the  lord  protector,  by  Elizabeth,  his  wife, 
daughter  of  Sir  James  Bourchier,  knt.  of 
Filsted,  in  Essex,  wedded  in  1656,  Eliza- 
beth, eldest  dau.  of  Sir  Francis  Russell, 
hart,  of  Chippenham,  and  had,  with  other 
issue,  who  all  died  unmarried,  a  son,  Henry 
Cromwell,  of  Spinney  Abbey,  in  the  county 
of  Cambridge,  ancestor  of  the  present  Mrs. 
(Cromwell)  Russell,  of  Cheshunt  Park, 
and  a  daughter, 

Elizabeth  Cromwell,  who  espoused 
William  Russell,  esq.  of  Fordham  Abbey, 
in  the  county  of  Cambridge  (son  of  Gerard 
Russell,  esq.  of  Fordham,  M.P.  son  of  Sir 
William  Russell,  hart,  of  Chippenham),  and 
died  in  1711,  leaving,  inter  alios,  a  son, 

Francis  Russell,  esq.  baptized  at  Ford- 
ham, 19th  January,  1691,  who  settled  in 
London.  He  married,  and  had,  to  survive 
childhood,  one  son, 

Thomas  Russell,  esq.  a  military  officer, 
born  27th  February,  1724,  father  of 

Rebecca  Russell,  who  m.  first,  James 
Harley,  esq.  but  by  him  had  no  issue,  and 
secondly,  William  Dyer,  esq.  of  Ilford,  in 
the  county  of  Essex,  a  magistrate  and  deputy 
lieutenant  for  that  shire.  By  this  gentle- 
man, who  died  17th  January,  1824,  she  left 
at  her  decease,  17th  January,  1832,  three 
sons  and  two  daughters,  namely, 

I.  William-Andrew  Dyer,  of  Harley 
Street,  London. 

II.  Charles-Adams  Dyer,  of  Canewdon 
Hall,  Rochford,  Essex. 

III.  Thomas-John  Dyer,  of  the  Hon. 
East  India  Company's  service. 

I.  Mary-Eliza  Dyer. 

II.  Louisa  Dyer. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  COMMONERS 

OF 

GREAT  BRITAIN  AND  IRELAND. 


EGERTON-WARBURTON,  OF  WARBURTON  AND  ARLEY. 

WaRBURTON-EGERTON,  ROWLAND-EYLES,  Esq.  of  Warburton  and 
Alley,  both  in  the  county  of  Chester,  h.  14th  September,  1804,  inherited  the  estates 
on  the  death  of  his  great-uncle.  Sir  Peter  Warburton,  bart.,  in  May,  1813,  and 
assumed  in  consequence  the  additional  surname  and  arms  of  Warburton  ;  m.  7th 
May,  1831,  Mary,  eldest  daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Brooke,  bart.  of  Norton  Priory,  and 
has  issue, 

Mary-Alice,  h,  5th  July,  1832. 

Mr.  Egerton- Warburton  is  a  deputy  lieutenant  for  the  county  of  Chester,  and  high 
sheriff  of  the  same  shire  in  the  present  year  (1833). 


The  founder  of  this  family  came  into  En- 
gland at  the  Conquest,  and  took  up  his  abode 
at  Button. 

Adam  de  Dutton,  (son  of  Hugh  Button, 
of  Button)  Lord  of  Warburton,  in  the 
reigns  of  Henry  11.  Richard  I.  and  John, 
espoused  Agnes,  daughter  and  co-heir  of 
Hugh  Fitzalured,  and  had  a  son  and  heir, 

2. 


Sir  Geoffrey  Button,  who  inheriting 
when  religious  zeal  was  at  its  zenith,  en- 
rolled himself  amongst  the  soldiers  of  the 
Cross,  for  the  plains  of  Palestine.  "The 
crest,''  says  Ormerod,  "  which  is  still  borne 
by  the  Warburtons,  refers  to  the  Holy  Land, 
and  was  probably  gained  by  some  heroic 
exploit  in  the  expedition."  Sir  Geoffrey  de 
Button  had  a  mansion  at  Budworth,  whence 
he  is  sometimes  designated,  but  at  this 
period  the  family  resided  chiefly  at  Sutton. 
He  died  about  the  year  1248,  and  was  s.  by 
his  son. 

Sir  Geoffrey  de  Button,  knt.  living  in 
1275.  The  Abbot  of  Cockersaud,  in  whose 
house  the  Priory  of  Warburton  was  now 
merged,  quit  claims  anno  1271,  of  his  share 
of  the  vill,  and  the  advowson  of  Warburton, 
which  the  Preemonstratensian  Canons  had  up 
to  the  period  held  under  the  father  and  grand- 
father of  Sir  Geoffrey.  Sir  Geoffrey  But- 
ton had  issue, 

Peter,  his  heir. 

Thomas,  who  acquired  Thelwall,  by 
grant  from  his  father,  in  1258-9. 

Margaret,  m.  first  to  Robert  de  Ben- 
high,  and  secondly  to  Nicholas  de 
B 


2 


EGERTON-WARBURTON,  OF  WARBURTON  AND  ARLEY. 


Leycester,  to  the  latter  Sir  Geolfrey 
gave  Nether  Tabley.    ( See  Burke's 
Peerage  and  Baronetage,  Lord  De 
Tabley.) 
The  elder  son  and  successor, 

Sir  Peter  Button,  assumed  the  sur- 
name of  Warburton,  and  was  living  in  the 
first  year  of  Edward  II.  He  had  three 
sons, 

Geoffry  (Sir). 

Peter,  of  A^ton  and  ;Budworth. 
Hugh,  of  Nether- Walton. 
And  was  s.  by  the  eldest. 

Sir  Geoffry  Warburton,  knt.  whose 
name,  together  with  that  of  his  wife,  Mar- 
garet, occurs  as  Warburton,  in  an  acquit- 
tance from  Thomas  De  Celario,  anno  1314, 
being  the  first  time  that  the  name  of  War- 
burton is  to  be  found  in  the  family  deeds. 
This  Sir  Geoff'ry  was  sheriff  of  Lancashire 
in  or  about  the  year  1326.  He  had,  with  a 
younger  child,  Robert,  noticed  in  a  settle- 
ment by  William  Le  Boteler,  baron  of 
Warrington,  in  1327,  a  son  and  successor, 

Sir  Geoffry  Warburton.  who  was  living 
m  the  33rd  of  Edward  III.  He  m.  —  and 
had  issue, 

Geoffry  (Sir),  his  heir. 
Peter,  alive  in  1348. 
Margaret,  m.  to  Peter  De  Lymme. 
He  was  s.  by  his  elder  son. 

Sir  Geoffry  Warburton,  who  espoused 
a  lady  named  Alice,  but  of  what  family  is 
not  known,  and  had  issue, 

Geoffry,  who  is  supposed  to  have 
served  under  the  Black  Prince,  and 
to  have  attended  him  to  his  Duchy  of 
Aquitaine.  He  m.  in  1358,  Nichola, 
daughter  and  heiress  of  Sir  John 
Danyers,andpre-deceasinghis  father, 
left  an  only  daughter, 

MARGARET,who  w.  Alan  de  Rixton, 
and  ft.  s.  p. 
Thomas,  d.  s.  p. 
John,  successor  to  his  father. 
Catherine. 
Johanna. 

Sir  Geoff'ry  died  before  1383,  and  was  s. 
by  his  eldest  surviving  son, 

John  Warburton,  of  Warburton,  who 
wedded  Agnes,  (supposed  to  be)  daughter  of 
Richard  de  Wevere,  and  dying  prior  to 
1391,  left  a  son  and  successor, 

Peter  Warburton,  of  Warburton,  then 
under  age,  and  in  ward  to  Sir  John  Massy, 
of  Tatton,  to  whose  daughter.  Douce,  he 
was  contracted,  but  the  contract  was  annulled 
by  a  decree  of  the  Court  of  Arches,  4th  of 
May,  1 402.  He  subsequently  married  Alice, 
daughter  of  Sir  Henry  Braylsford,  knt.  and 
had  Peter  and  Sir  Geoffry,  his  succes- 
sive heirs,  with  a  daughter,  Margaret,  living 
in  1448. 

This  Peter  fought  at  the  battle  of  Shrews- 


bury, under  the  standard  of  Percy,  but  had 
the  royal  pardon  in  the  4th  of  Henry  IV. 
His  seal  exhibited,  two  chevrons  and  a 
mullet  on  a  canton,  with  two  dragons  for 
supporters,  circumscribed  *'  S.  Galfridi  de 
Warborgtone."  and  he  was  the  last  of  the 
family  who  bore  those  ensigns.  He  died 
8th  of  Henry  V.  and  was  by  his  elder 
son, 

Peter  Warburton,  of  Warburton,  who 
appears  to  have  died  without  issue,  and  to 
have  been  s.  by  his  brother, 

Sir  Geoffry  Warburton,  of  Warburton, 
knighted  before  the  10th  of  Henry  VI. 
This  gentleman  bore  on  his  seal  a  cormo- 
rant, the  basis  of  the  present  coat.  He 
wedded  Ellen,  sister  of  John  Bruyn,  of 
Tarvin,  by  whom  (who  m.  secondly,  Henry 
Legh,  of  East  Hall ;  and  thirdly,  Ralph 
Grosvenor)  he  had  with  other  issue,  a  daugh- 
ter, Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Bulke- 
ley,  and  a  son,  his  successor. 

Piers  Warburton,  of  Warburton,  called 
Wise  Piers,  who  erected  in  1469  the  man- 
sion-house at  Arley.     He  m.  by  dispen- 
sation in  1469,  Ellen,  daughter  of  Sir  John 
Savage,  knt.  and  had  issue, 
John  (Sir),  his  heir. 
Peter,  of  Bromfield. 
Blanche,  in.  to  Thomas  Daniel,  esq.  of 

Over  Tabley. 
Douce,  m.  to  Richard  Aston,  esq.  of 
Aston. 

Piers  died  in  or  about  the  year  1495,  and 
was  s.  by  his  son. 

Sir  John  Warburton,  of  Warburton 
and  Arley,  one  of  the  knights  of  the  body 
to  Henry  VII.  This  gentleman  was  like- 
wise seneschal  of  Halton  and  sheriff"  of 
Cheshire,  by  patents  under  the  great  seal, 
for  life.  He  m.  Jane,  daughter  of  Sir  Wil- 
liam Stanley,  knt.  of  Holt,  who  was  cham- 
berlain to  the  same  king,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Piers  (Sir),  his  successor. 

II.  John,  who  m.  Emma  Golborne,  of 
Overton. 

HI.   ,  another  son. 

IV.  Jane,  m.  to  Sir  William  Turvyle, 
knt. 

V.  Douce,  m.  to  John  Starkie,  of  Wren- 
bury. 

VI.  Margaret,  m.  to  John  Carrington,  of 
Carrington. 

VII.  Blanche,  m.  to  William  Davenport, 
of  Bramhall. 

VIII.   ,  another  daughter. 

Sir  John  Warburton  d.  in  the  15th  of  Henry 
VIII.  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Sir  Piers  Warburton,  of  Warburton 
and  Arley,  who  espoused  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter and  eventual  heiress  of  Richard  Win- 
nington,  esq.  of  Winnington,  in  Shropshire, 
and  had  issue, 

John  (Sir),  his  heir. 

Peter,  who  m.  Katherijie,  daughter  and 


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heiress  of  John  Coupe,  of  the  county 
of  Stafford. 
Richard. 

Jane,  m.  first  to  Sir  William  Brcreton, 
and  secondly  to  Sir  Laurence  Smith, 
of  Hough. 
Anne,  m.  in  1539  to  Sir  Edward  Fitton, 
of  Gawsworth,  in  Ches]iir(!. 
He  died  in  the  4th  of  Edward  YI.  and  was 
by  his  eldest  son, 

Sir  John  Warburton,  knt.  who  died  in 
1572,  in  the  fifty-second  year  of  his  age, 
and  was  buried  in  the  church  of  Great  Bud- 
worth,  where  a  monument  remains  to  his 
memory.  Of  this  gentleman  there  is  a  full 
length  portrait  in  the  hall  at  Arley,  and 
amongst  the  family  papers  his  rent-roll,  a 
very  singular  document,  is  to  be  found.  It 
is  formed  of  skins  of  parchment  stitched 
together,  upwards  of  ten  yards  in  length, 
and  about  a  foot  in  width.  The  names  of 
the  tenants  are  written  in  a  neat  character, 
and  the  armorial  ensigns  of  the  Warburtons 
are  emblazoned  at  the  top.  Sir  John  m. 
Mary,  daughter  of  Sir  William  Brereton, 
of  Brereton,  in  the  county  of  Chester,  and 
had,  with  otlier  issue, 

I.  Peter  (Sir),  his  heir. 

II.  George,  of  the  Lodge,  in.  Eliza- 
beth, sister  of  Thomas  Hesketh,  esq. 
and  widow  of  Alexander  Houghton, 
esq.  of  Houghton,  by  whom  he  had 

1.  Peter,  who  succeeded  his  fa- 
ther on  the  1st  of  January,  1612, 
m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir 
Richard  Egerton,  knt.  of  Ridley, 
in  Cheshire,  and  dying  1st  Ja- 
nuary, 1625,  left 

Peter,  of  whom  presently,  as 
continuator  of  the  male  line 
at  the  decease  of  his  great 
uncle,  the  Judge  of  the 
Common  Pleas,  Sir  Peter 
Warburton. 

George,  heir  to  his  brother. 

Eleanor,  m.  to  William  Har- 
raer,  esq.  of  the  Fens. 

2.  John. 

3.  Robert,  in  holy  orders. 

4.  Thomas. 

5.  Gabriel. 

6.  Alice,  m.  to  Nicholas  Rigby, 
esq.  of  Horrock,  in  Lancashire. 

III.  John. 

IV.  Anne,  m.  to  Sir  Robert  Markham, 
knt.  of  Cotham,  Notts. 

The  eldest  son. 

Sir  Peter  Warburton,  knt.  who  was  a 
barrister-at-law,  obtained  the  coif,  became 
one  of  the  justices  of  the  Common  Pleas, 
temp.  Elizabeth,  and  acquired  reputation 
as  a  lawyer.  He  m.  Mary,  daughter  of  Sir 
John  Holcroft,  knt.  of  Holcroft,  and  died 
22nd  July,  1626,  leaving  nine  daughters, 
viz. 


I.  Mary,  m.  to  Sir  Thomas  Wilbraham, 
knt.  of  Woodhey,  in  Cheshire. 

II.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Ralph  Egerton,  esq. 
of  Ridley. 

III.  Jane,  7n.  to  William  Brereton,  esq. 
of  Ashley. 

IV.  Isabel,  m.  to  Sir  Edward  Stanley, 
knt.  of  Bickerstalfe. 

V.  Eleanor,  m.  to  Thomas  Marbury, 
esq.  of  Marbury. 

VI.  Frances,  m.  to  Sir  Christopher 
Trentham,  knt. 

VII.  Alice,  m.  to  Peter  Warburton,  esq. 
of  the  Grange,  who  was  made  one  of 
the  judges  of  Chester  by  the  parlia- 
ment, anno  1647,  and  afterwards  one 
of  the  judges  of  the  King's  Bench. 

Sir  Peter  having  thus  no  male  issue,  the 
male  representation  of  the  family  devolved 
upon  his  great-nephew, 

Peter  Warburton,  esq.  of  the  Lodge 
and  Arley,  who  wedded  Eleanor,  daughter 
of  Robert,  Viscount  Kilinorey,  but  died  of 
the  small-pox,  without  issue,  1st  August, 
1641.  His  widow  m.  John,  Lord  Bjron. 
He  was  s.  by  his  brother, 

George  Warburton,  esq.  of  Arley,  who 
was  created  a  baronet,  27th  June,  1660.  He 
espoused,  first,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir 
Thomas  Myddleton,  knt.  of  Chirk  Castle,  in 
Denbighshire,  and  had  issue, 
Peter,  his  successor. 
George,  who  left  George,  Thomas,  and 

Elizabeth. 
Eleanor,  ni.  to  Sir  Francis  Edwards, 

bart.  of  Shrewsbury. 
Hester,  m.  to  Edward  Domville,  esq. 

of  Lymme,  in  Cheshire. 
Mary,  m.  to  William  Grantham,  esq.  of 

Bury,  in  Lincolnshire. 
Catherine,  d.  s.  p. 
Sir  George  m.  secondly,  Diana,  daughter  of 
Sir  Edward  Bishop,  bart.  of  Parham,  in 
Sussex,  by  the  Lady  Margaret  Thanet, 
daughter  of  Nicholas,  Earl  of  Thanet,  and 
had  further  issue, 

Thomas,  of  Winnington,  in  Cheshire, 
who  m.  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  Robert 
Williams,  bart.  of  Penryn,  in  Car- 
narvonshire, by  whom  he  was  father 
of  Jane,  second  wife  of  John,  second 
Duke  of  Argyll,  with  other  daughters, 
and  of  several  sons ;  the  latter  died 
all  without  issue  except 

Hugh  Warburton,  a  general  officer 
in  the  army,  who  espoused  Miss 
Norris,  daughter  of  Doctor  Nor- 
ris,  and  left  an  only  daughter 
who  m.  Richard  Pennant,  esq. 
M.P.  for  Liverpool. 
Henry,  d  in  infancy. 
Robert. 
John. 
Cecil 


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EGERTON-WARBURTON,  OF  WARBURTON  AND  ARLEY. 


Penelope,  vi.  to  Sir  John  Mordaunt, 

bart.  of  Walton,  in  Warwickshire. 
Catherine,  second  wife  of  Humphrey 
Trafford,  esq.  of  Traiford. 
Sir  George  died  18th  May,  1676,  and  was  s. 
by  his  eldest  son, 

Sir  Peter  Warburton,  second  baronet 
of  Arley,  who  wedded  Martha,  daugliter 
and  heir  of  Thomas  Dockwra,  esq.  of  Put- 
teridge,  in  tlie  county  of  Hertford,  by  whom 
(who  d.  in  1707)  he  had  issue, 
George,  his  successor. 
Thomas,  of  Turners-Hall,  Herts.  This 
gentleman  m.  first,  Rebecca,  dau.  and 
co-heir  of  George  Stourton,  esq.  of 
Pirton,  in  the  county  of  Bedford, 
and  had  one  daughter,  Martha,  the 
wife  of  Isaac  Eles,  of  London.  He 
wedded  secondly,  Anne,  daughter  of 
William  Dockwra,  esq.  of  London, 
and  had 

Peter,  who  inherited  as  fourth 
baronet. 

Anne,  m.  to  Thomas  Sloughter,  of 
Brown's-lane,  Chester. 
Peter,  a  captain  in  the  army. 
Martha,  m.  to  —  Fouks,  esq.  of  London. 
Anne,  m.  to  Richard  Dockwra,  esq. 
Arabella. 

Sir  Peter  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  eldest 
son, 

Sir  George  Warburton,  the  third  bart. 
This  gentleman  represented  the  county  of 
Chester  in  several  parliaments,  temp.  Queen 
Anne,  and  King  George  1.  He  m.  the 
Hon.  Diana  AUington,  elder  daughter  of 
William,  second  Lord  AUington,  grand- 
daughter maternally  of  William  Russell, 
first  Duke  of  Bedford,  and  sister  and  co- 
heir of  Giles,  third  Lord  AUington,  ( See 
Burke's  Extinct  and  Dormant  Peerage.) 
By  this  lady  he  had  a  son,  Dockwra,  who 
died  in  infancy,  and  a  daughter,  Diana,  m. 
in  1724,  to  Sir  Richard  Grosvenor,  of  Eaton, 
bart.  but  d.  s.  p.  in  1730.  Sir  George  died 
29th  of  June,  1743,  and  leaving  no  male 
issue,  the  baronetcy  devolved  upon  liis 
nephew, 

Sir  Peter  Warburton,  as  fourth  baronet, 
who  espoused  27th  of  February,  1745,  Lady 
Elizabeth  Stanley,  eldest  daughter  of  the 
Earl  of  Derby,  and  had  issue, 

Peter,  his  successor. 

Elizabeth, 1 

Anne,       V  d.  unm. 

Margaret,  J 

Harriot,  m.  to  John-Rowlls  Legh,  esq. 
of  Prestbury,  and  had  issue, 
Charles  Legh,  d.  s.  p. 
Elizabeth  -  Hester   Legh,    m.  to 
Thomas-Delves  Broughton,  esq. 
Emma,  m.  first,  to  James  Croxton,  esq. 
of  Norley  Bank,  in  Cheshire,  by 
whom,  who  d.  27th  of  August,  1792, 
ehe  had  a  daughter, 


Emma  Croxton,  who  m.  13th  of 
October,  1803,  the  Rev.  Row- 
land Egerton,  B.  A.  seventh  son 
of  Philip  Egerton,  esq.  of  Eger- 
ton and  Oulton.  Mr.  Rowland 
Egerton  assumed  the  additional 
surname  of  Warburton,  in  con- 
sequence of  this  marriage,  and 
had  issue, 

1.  Rowland  -  Eyles,  heir  to 
his  grand-uncle,  and  pre- 
sent possessor. 

2.  James  -  Francis,  b.  15th 
April,  1807. 

3.  Henry -William,  b.  16th 
August,  1808. 

4.  Peter,  b.  15th  August,  1813. 

5.  Emma-Elizabeth. 

6.  Frances-Mary. 

7.  Maria-Sybilla. 

8.  Charlotte. 

9.  Sophia. 

Mrs.  Croxton  wedded,  secondly,  Mr. 

John  Hunt,  and  had  another  daughter. 
Sir  Peter  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  only 
son, 

Sir  Peter  Warburton,  fifth  baronet,  b. 
27th  of  October,  1754,  m.  Alice,  daughter 
of  the  Rev.  John  Parker,  of  Astle,  in  the 
county  of  Chester,  but  died  without  issue, 
14th  of  May,  1813,  when  the  Baronetcy 
expired,  and  the  estates  passed,  under  Sir 
Peter's  will,  to  his  great  nephew,  the  present 
Rowland  -  Eyles  Egerton  -  Warburton, 
esq.  of  Warburton  and  Arley. 

Arms — Quarterly;  first  and  fourth,  arg. 
a  chevron  between  three  cormorants  sa. 
in  the  centre  chief  point  a  cross  crosslet 
of  the  last,  for  Warburton.  Second  and 
third,  arg.  a  lion  rampant  gu.  between  three 
pheons,  sa.  for  Egerton.  On  an  escutcheon 
of  pretence,  first  and  fourth,  Warburton, 
as  above,  witliout  the  cross  crosslet :  second 
and  tliird,  sa.  a  lion  rampant  arg.  debruised 
of  two  bends  engrailed  or,  for  Croxton. 
I  Crests — First,  a  man's  head  affrontee, 
couped  of  the  shoulders,  ppr.  round  the  tem- 
ples a  wreath  arg.  and  gu.  issuing  therefrom 
tliree  ostrich  feathers  or,  on  the  breast  a 
cross  crosslet,  sa,  for  Warburton.  Second, 
three  arrows,  two  in  saltire,  and  one  in  pale 
or,  headed  and  feathered  sa.  bound  w^ith  a 
ribbon  gu.  for  Egerton. 

Estates — In  Warburton,  Aston,  Great  Bud- 
worth,  and  Appleton,  held  since  the  Con- 
quest. 

The  house  of  Arley,  built  by  Piers 
Warburton  in  1469,  and  which  since  that 
time  has  been  the  family  residence,  is  now 
undergoing  considerable  repairs  and  alter- 
ations. It  is  to  be  completed  in  the  Eliza- 
bethean  style. 

Seat — Arley  Hall,  in  the  county  of  Chester. 


WITHAM,  OF  CLIFFE. 


WITHAM,  HENRY,  esq.  of  Lartington  Hall,  ia  the  county  of  York,  h.  28th  May, 

1779,  m.  Eliza,  daughter  of  Thomas  Witham,  esq.  of 
Head  lam,  in  the  county  of  Durham,  and  niece  and 
heiiess  of  William  Witham,  esq.  of  Cliffe,  in  Yorkshire, 
by  whom  he  has  issue, 

Hf.nry-John,  h.  17th  July,  1802. 
William-Lawrence,  h.  18th  September,  1804. 
George,  h.  9th  October,  1805. 
Thomas-Edward,  h.  6th  December,  1806. 
Charles-James,  h.  19th  July,  1810,  deceased. 
Alfred,  h.  in  1820,  died  young. 

Catherine,  m.  in  1823,  to  Henry  Englefield,  esq.  and 

has  issue. 
Maria. 

Emma-Seraphina-Mary. 
Elizabeth-Mary. 
Winefred-Mary-Anne. 

This  gentleman,  whose  patronymic  was  Silvertop, 
assumed,  by  sign  manual,  16th  November,  1802,  the 
surname  of  Witham  only. 


Hmeagc. 


The  WiTHAMS  were  originally  settled  in 
Lincolnshire,  and  probably  derived  their 
surname  from  Witham  Common,  in  the 
neighbourhood  of  Grantham,  or  from  the 
river  Witham,  in  the  same  county. 

Sir  Robert  Wytham,  who  m.  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Sir  Guy  St.  Philbert,  had  a 
son, 

Lawrence  Wytham,  who  espoused  Mar- 
garet, daughter  of  Sir  John  Ermyn,  and 
was  father  of 

Robert  Wytham,  who  wedded  Tomasyn, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Walsh,  and  was  s.  by 
his  son, 

Robert  Wytham,  of  Grantham,  whose 
will  bears  date  30th  December,  1440.  He 
m.  Margaret,  daughter  of  Richard  Skel- 
^  denby,  and  had  six  sons,  viz. 
I.  Henry,  who  died  s.  p. 
n.  Thomas,  Chancellor  of  the  Exche- 
quer, "  ad  placitura  Regis  32  Henry 
VI. ;  pro  vita  34  Henry  VI.  et  Can- 
cellarius  scac.  Regis  4  Edward  IV." 
See  Cal.  Rot.  Pat.  p.  296-7—3076. 
He  m.  Agnes  daughter  and  co-heir 
of  William  Thwenge,  of  Corneburg, 
and  died  s.  p. 
HI.  Wn.LiAM,  dean  of  Wells. 
IV.  Henry  (Sir),  knt.  of  Rhodes,  who 
m.  Alicia,  dau.  and  co-heir  of  William 
Thwenge,  of  Corneburg,  but  died  *./>. 


V.  John,  of  whom  presently. 

VI.  Richard  (Sir),  knt.  of  Rhodes. 
The  fifth  son, 

John  Wytham,  espoused  Margaret,  dau. 
of  Barton  of  Whenbie,  and  had  issue, 
George,  his  heir. 

Thomas,  who  m.  Janetta,  daughter  and 
co-heir   of  John  Wawton,  esq.  of 
ClifFe,  in  the  county  of  York,  and 
hence    descend    the   Witham  s  of 
Bretonby  and  Ledstone. 
Joan,  m.  to  Richard  Westhrop. 
Margaret,  m.  to  Thomas  Lepton. 
The  elder  son, 

George  Witham,  wedded  Margaret,  dau. 
and  co-heir  of  John  Wawton  of  Cliffe,  and 
by  her,  who  died  in  1479,  and  is  buried  at 
Maufield,  had  three  sons,  John,  Richard, 
and  Thomas ;  and  three  daughters,  Agnes, 
Hellen,  and  Margaret,  m.  to  Robert  Tal- 
boys.    By  the  eldest  of  the  former, 

John  Witham,  esq.  of  ClifFe  and  Corne- 
burg, he  was  succeeded  at  his  decease.  This 
gentleman  m.  Agnes,  daughter  of  Sir  Tho- 
mas Gower,  of  Stytnam,  in  the  county  of 
York,  and  had  (with  two  daughters,  Cathe- 
rine, m.  to  German  Paule,  of  Hertburne, 
and  Margaret,  m.  to  German  Oglesthorpe, 
of  Newsham)  a  son  and  successor, 

Thomas  Witham,  esq.  of  Clitfe  and  Cor- 
neburg, who  wedded  Cicely,  daughter  of 


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WITHAM,  OF  CLIFFE. 


John  Conyers,  of  Hutton  sup.  Wysk,  in  the 
county  of  York,  and  haH 

John,  his  heir. 

Eleanor,  m.  to  John  Bulmer. 

Mary,  m.  to  Leonard  Bates. 

Margaret,  m.  to  Henry  Lovvicke. 
Thomas  Witham  died  10th  March,  1538,  and 
was  s.  by  his  son, 

John  Witham,  esq.  of  ClifFe,  living  in 
1585,  who  VI.  Eleanor,  daughter  of  James 
Fox,  esq.  of  Thorpe  under  Willows,  and 
had,  with  tsvo  younger  sons,  Thomas  and 
Robert,  and  a  daughter  Margaret,  the  wife 
of  Anthony  Chaters,  esq.  of  Butterby,  in  Dur- 
ham, a  son  and  successor, 

Anthony  Witham,  esq.  of  Clilfe,  who 
espoused  Anne,  daughter  of  John  Middleton, 
esq.  of  Stokeld,  in  the  county  of  York,  and 
had  issue, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

n.  Thomas. 

HI.  William. 

IV.  Peter. 

V.  Catherine,  m.  to  Sir  Henry  Trotter, 
of  Skelton  Castle. 

VI.  Ann,  m.  to  Michael  Johnson,  esq.  of 
Twizle,  Yorkshire. 

The  eldest  son, 

John  Witham,  esq.  of  Clilfe,  born  in  1582, 
wedded,  first,  Dorothy,  daughter  and  co-heir 
of  William  WyclifFe,  esq.  of  WyclilFe  ;  se- 
condly, Mary  Rudd ;  and  thirdly,  Jane, 
daughter  of  Cuthbert  RadclifFe,  esq.  of 
Blanchard,  in  Northumberland.  By  the 
first  lady  (who  died  in  1611)  he  had  issue, 

William,  his  heir. 

Roger,  a  monk  in  Germany. 

Anthony,  who  m.  Isabel,  daughter  of 
Richard  Hixon,  esq. 

Katherine. 

Margaret,  m.  to  Cuthbert  Conyers,  of 
Lay  ton,  in  Durham. 
Mr.  Witham  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his 
eldest  son, 

William  Witham,  esq.  of  ClifFe,  who  m. 
Anne,  daughter  of  George  Collingwood,  esq. 
of  Esslington,  in  Northumberland,  and  had 
four  sons,  George,  William,  Thomas,  and 
Lawrence  ;  and  three  daughters,  Ann,  Mary, 
and  Dorothy.    The  eldest  son, 

George  Witham,  esq.  of  ClifFe,  espoused 
Grace,  daughter  of  Sir  Marmaduke  Wyvile, 
bart.  of  Constable  Burton,  in  the  county  of 
York,  by  Isabel,  his  wife,  daughter  and  sole 
heiress  of  Sir  William  Gascoigne,  knight,  of 
Sedbury,  and  had  issue, 
John,  his  heir. 

George,  a  Roman  Catholic  bishop,  and 
vicar  apostolic  of  the  nortliern  dis- 
trict. 

William. 

Christopher,  a  Roman  Catholic  priest. 
Robert,  president  of  the  English  Col- 
lege at  Douai. 


Lawrence,  who  m.  the  daughter  of  Sir 
Solomon  Swale. 

Marmaduke,  who  m.  first,  a  daughter  of 
T.  Leyburne,  esq.  of  Cunswick  and 
Witherslack  ;  and  secondly,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  Thomas  Tancred. 

Dorothy,  a  nun. 

Ann,  m.  to  George  Palmes,  esq.  of  Na- 
burn.    (See  vol.  i.  p.  613.) 
Mr.  Witham  died  in  1648,  and  was  by 
his  eldest  son, 

John  Witham,  esq.  of  Cliffe.  This  gen- 
tleman m.  first,  (settlement  dated  18th  Ja- 
nuary, 29  Car.  II.)  Elizabeth,  youngest  dau. 
of  Edward  Standish,  esq.  of  Standish,  in  the 
county  of  Lancaster,  by  Elizabeth,  his  wife, 
daughter  of  Sir  Francis  Howard,  of  Corby 
Castle,  and  had  issue, 

I.  William,  his  heir. 

II.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Thomas  Salkeld. 

III.  Grace. 

IV.  Dorothy. 

V.  Mary,  a  nun. 

Mr.  Witham,  who  m.  secondly,  Troth, 
daughter  of  —  Tempest,  esq.  of  Halliwell, 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

William  Witham,  esq.  of  ClifFe,  whose 
will  is  dated  8th  July,  1723.  He  m.  in  1707 
Anne,*  daughter  of  Sir  Henry  Lawson,  bart. 
of  Brough,  in  the  county  of  York,  and  had 
issue, 

I.  Henry,  his  heir. 

II.  Thomas,  of  Durham,  M.D.  died  in 
1786,  and  lies  interred  in  St.  Oswald's 
Church,  in  that  city.  He  m.  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  George  Meynell, 
esq.  of  Aldborough  and  Dalton,  and 
co-heir  to  her  brother,  as  also  to 
Francis  Massey,  esq.  of  Rixton.  By 
this  lady  Dr.  Witham  had  issue, 

1.  George,  a  Roman  Catholic 
priest,  who  died  1st  May,  1829. 

2.  Thomas,  who  died  young. 

3.  Francis,  who  m.  first,  Mary, 
daughter  of  Michael  Tunstall, 
esq.  and  secondly,  Mary-Clara, 
relict  of  F.  Hutton,  esq.  and 
daughter  of  F.  Stafford,  esq.  but 
died  19th  November,  1827,  s.  p. 


*  This  Anne  Lawson  was  grand-daughter  of 
Sir  John  Lawson,  who  m.  Catherine,  daughter  of 
Sir  William  Howard,  and  sister  of  the  first  earl 
of  Carlisle,  and  through  her  the  Withams  are  de- 
scended from  the  Lords  Eure,  Dacre  of  Gillesland, 
Audleyof  Walden,  the  Howards  and  Mowbrays, 
Dukes  of  Norfolk,  De  Vere,  Earl  of  Oxford, 
Stafford,  Duke  of  Buckingham;  Percy,  Earl  of 
Northumberland  ;  Woodville,  Earl  of  Rivers, 
Beaufort,  Duke  of  Somerset,  Beauchamp,  Earl  of 
Warwick,  Neville,  Earl  of  Westmorland,  De 
Bohun,  Earl  of  Northampton,  and  from  Anne 
Plantagenet,  daughter  of  Thomas  of  Woodstock, 
Puke  of  Gloucester,  sixth  son  of  King  Edward  111. 


BOUVERIE,  OF  DELAPRE  ABBEY. 


7 


4.  William,  who  m.  Dorothy,  dau. 
of  Thomas  Langdale,  esq.  and 
dying  in  1825,  left  issue, 

Thomas,  in  holy  orders. 

William,  who  m.  Frances, 
dau.  of  James  Brookes,  esq. 
of  Henley  -  upon  -  Thames, 
and  has  four  sons  and  four 
daughters. 

Charles  (Sir),  knt.  who  m. 
Miss  Jane  Hoy,  and  has 
a  daughter,  Constantia. 

Francis,  lieutenant  R.N. 

John. 

Lawrence. 

Dorothy,  in.  to  James  Max- 
well, esq.  of  Kirkconnell, 
and  has  a  daughter,  Dorothy 
Maxwell. 

5.  Henry,  who  m.  Elizabeth,  dau. 
of  Thomas  Langdale,  esq.  and 
dying  1st  March,  1814,  left  issue, 

Henry,  barrister-at-law. 

Frances. 

Elizabeth. 

III.  John,  who  d.  s.  p.  at  Lisle. 

IV.  George,   ?   who  both  d.  s.  p.  at 

V.  William,  ?  Douai. 
The  eldest  son  and  successor, 

Henry  Witham,  esq.  of  Cliffe,  wedded 
Catherine,  daughter  and  co-lieir  of  Anthony 
Meaburne,  esq.  of  Pontop,  in  the  county  of 
Durham,  and  had  by  her  (who  d.  12th  April, 
1803)  three  sons  and  six  daughters,  viz. 
I.  William,  his  heir, 
n.  Thomas,  of  Headlam,  in  the  county 
of  Durham,  who  m.  Mary,  daughter 
of  James  Thornton,  esq.  of  Nether  i 
Witton,    in  Northumberland,   and  I 


by  her  (who  died  in  May,  1793)  had 
issue, 

William,  who  d.  s.  p.  in  1831. 
Eliza,  of  whom  presently  as  heiress 
to  her  uncle. 

III.  Anne,  m.  to  Philip  Howard,  esq.  o. 
Corby  Castle. 

IV.  Catherine,  m.  to  Thomas  Stapleton, 
esq.  of  Carlton. 

V.  Mary,  m.  to  Gustavus  de  Strom,  a 
Swede. 

VI.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  C.  I}ro\vne-Most\  n, 
esq.  of  Kiddington,  and  d.  at  Nancy. 

VII.  Winefred. 

VI n.  Frances,  deceased. 
Mr.  Witham  died  in  1771,  and  was  s.  by  his 
elder  son, 

William  Witham,  esq.  of  Cliffe,  who  m. 
Winefred,  daugliter  of  Nicholas  Stapleton, 
esq.  of  Carlton,  but  dying  without  issue^ 
2nd  August,  1802,  he  devised  his  estate  ol 
Cliffe*  to  (the  daughter  of  his  brother)  his 
niece,  Eliza,  then  married,  as  already 
stated,  to  Hknry  Silvertop,  esq.  (youngei 
son  of  John  Silvertop,  esq.  of  Minster  Acres* 
who  has  assumed  the  surname  of  Witham 
and  is  the  present  Henry  Witham,  esq.  of 
Lartington  Hall. 

Anns — Or,  a  bendlet  gu.  between  three 
eaglets  sa. 

Crest — Out  of  a  ducal  coronet  or,  a  demi 
woman,  her  hair  dishevelled,  })pr.  in  her 
dexter  hand  a  gem  ring  or. 

Motto — Optime  Merenti. 

Estates — In  Yorkshire. 

Seat — Lartington  Hall. 


*  Since  sold  to  —  WiUcn,  esq. 


BOUVERIE,  OF  DELAPRE  ABBEY. 


BOUVERIE,  EDWARD,  esq.  of  Delapre  Abbey,  in  the  county  of  Northampton,  b. 

26th  October,  1767,  7n.  10th  March,  1788,  Catherine, 
only  dau.  of  William  Castle,  esq.  and  has  issue, 

Everard-William,  lieutenant-colonel  in  the  Royal 
Horse  Guards,  m.  3rd  April,  1816,  Charlotte,  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  Colonel  Hugh  O'Doncl,  of  Newport 
Pratt,  in  the  county  of  Mayo. 
f  Charles,  who  d.  unmarried,  in  1827. 

Francis-Kenelm,  m.  21st  November,  1826,  Eliza,  dau. 
of  —  Shiel,  esq.  of  Castle  Dawson,  in  the  county  of 
Derry. 

James,  a  major  in  the  17tli  foot,  m.  11th  July,  1826, 
Miss  Elizabeth  Alston  Stewart,  dau.  of  Col.  Alston, 
of  Urrard  House,  Perthshire. 
Katherine-Mary-Charlotte. 
Elizabeth-Anne. 
Caroline-Margaret. 
Mary-Elizabeth. 


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NEVILE,  OF  THORNEY. 


This  gentleman,  a  magistrate  and  deputy  lieutenant  for  the  county  of  Northampton, 
served  the  office  of  sheriff  in  1800.  He  s.  his  father,  the  Hon.  Edward  Bouverie,  3rd 
September,  1810. 


This  is  a  branch  of  the  house  of  Radnor, 
springing  from  the 

Hon.  Edward  Bouverie,  (second  son  of 
Jacob,  first  Viscount  Folkestone,  by  Mary, 
his  wife,  daughter  of  Bartholomew  Clarke, 
esq.  of  Hardingstone,  and  of  Delapre  Ab- 
bey,) who  was  returned  at  the  general 
elections  in  1761  and  1768,  M.P.  for  New 
Sarum.  He  m.  30th  June,  1764,  Harriot, 
only  daughter  of  Sir  Everard  Fawkener, 
knt.  many  years  ambassador  at  the  Porte, 
and  had  issue, 

Edward,  his  heir. 

John,  in  holy  orders,  h.  13th  January, 
1779,  prebendary  of  Lincoln,  and 
rector  of  Woolbeding,  Sussex. 

Henry-Frederick  (Sir),  K.C.B.  a  ge- 
neral in  the  army,  b.  11th  July,  1783, 
m.  8th  July,  1826,  Julia,  daughter  of 
Lewis  Montolieu,  esq.  and  widow  of 
William  Wilbraham,  esq.  and  has 
issue. 

Harriet-Elizabeth,  m.  to  the  Earl  of 

Rosslyn,  and  d.  in  1810. 
Frances-Anne. 


Mary-Charlotte,  m.  in  1800,  to  William 
Maxwell,  esq.  and  d.  in  1816. 

Jane,  m.  in  1802,  to  Sir  Francis  Vin- 
cent, hart,  and  d.  in  1809. 

Diana- Juliana,  m.  to  the  Hon.  George 
Ponsonby. 

Mr.  Bouverie  d.  3rd  September,  1810,  and 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son,  the  present  Ed- 
ward Bouverie,  esq.  of  Delapre  Abbey. 

Arms — Per  fesse,  or  and  arg.  a  spread 
eagle  sa.  on  the  breast  an  escutcheon  gu. 
charged  with  a  bend  vair. 

C7'€si — A  demi -eagle  with  two  heads  dis- 
played sa.  ducally  gorged  or,  on  the  breast 
a  cross  crosslet  arg. 

Motto — Patria  cara,  carior  libertas. 

Estates — In  Northamptonshire. 

Seat — Delapre  Abbey  near  Northampton, 
which  came,  by  purchase,  from  the  Tatcs 
to  the  family  of  Clarke,  of  Hardingstone, 
and  thence,  by  the  alliance  of  the  first  Vis- 
count Folkestone,  to  the  Bouveries.  Ad- 
joining the  park  is  Queen's  Cross,  erected 
by  Edward  I.  to  the  memory  of  Queen 
Eleanor. 


NEVILE,  OF  THORNEY. 

NEVILE,  CHRISTOPHER,  esq.  of  Thorney,  in  the  county  of  Nottingham,  b.  13th 

September,  1769,  m.  first,  9th  May,  1797,  Ann-Eliza- 
beth, eldest  daughter  of  Jonathan  Acklom,  esq.  of  Wise- 
ton,  in  the  same  shire,  by  whom  (who  d.  1 1th  June, 
1813)  he  has  two  sons,  namely, 

Christopher,  in  holy  orders,  rector  of  Wickenby,  in 
Lincolnshire,  b.  11th  January,  1806,  m.  28th  De- 
cember, 1830,  Gertrude,  third  daughter  of  the  late 
Lieutenant-colonel  Hotham,  of  the  city  of  York,  and 
has,  with  two  daughters,  Charlotte  and  Gertrude,  one 
son,  George,  b.  6th  July.  1833. 
George,  b.  6th  January,  1808. 

He  espoused,  secondly,  12th  December,  1815,  Mary- 
Elizabeth,  second  daughter  of  the  late  Allen  Swainston, 
M.D.  of  York,  and  sister  of  Edward  Swainston-Strang- 
wayes,  esq.  of  Aine,  in  Yorkshire,  by  whom  he  has  issue 
two  other  sons,  viz. 

Charles,  b.  10th  December,  1816. 
Henry,  b.  27th  January,  1819. 

This  gentleman,  who  is  a  captain  in  the  royal  navy,  succeeded,  at  the  decease  of 
his  brother,  on  the  5th  December,  1829,  and  was  sheriff  in  1835.  He  is  a  magistrate 
for  the  West  Riding  of  York  and  for  the  county  of  Nottingham. 


NEVILE,  OF  THORNEY. 


9 


This  is  a  branch  of  the  once  great  and 
powerful  family  of  Nkvilk,  Lords  of  Raby, 
who  subsequently  became  Earls  of  West- 
morland,* and  whose  descent  is  deducable 
from  our  Saxon  annals. 

Waltheof,  Officiary  Earl  of  Northum- 
berland, in  the  reign  of  King  Edgar,  A.D. 
969,  had  by  his  wife,  Judith,  daughter  of 
the  Earl  of  Champaign,  a  son, 

UcHTRED,  who  was  made  Earl  of  North- 
umberland, (his  father  then  living)  in  the 
year  980,  and  was  murdered  by  Thursbrand, 
in  1017.  He  was  thrice  married,  first,  to 
Edfrid,  daughter  of  Aldane,  Bishop  of 
Durham,  secondly,  to  Sejan,  daughter  of 
Styr  Fitz  Ulf,  and  thirdly,  to  Elsgina,  dau. 
of  King  Ethelred.  By  the  last  lady  he 
had  an  only  daughter, 

Agatha,  heiress  of  Raby,  and  other  large 
possessions  which  had  belonged  to  her 
mother.  She  espoused  Maldred,  son  of 
Crinan,  an  eminent  Thane,  and  bore  an 
only  son, 

Cospatrick,  who  obtained  from  the  Con- 
queror the  earldom  of  Northumberland  for 
a  considerable  sum  of  money,  but  after- 
wards becoming  discontented,  fled  into 
Scotland,  with  other  great  northern  chiefs, 
taking  his  mother  and  sisters,  and  Edgar 
Athling,  along  with  him.  He  subsequently 
made  several  hostile  incursions  into  Eng- 
land, and  lost  his  earldom,  anno  1072,  in 
consequence  ;  but  obtained  Dunbar,  and 
the  adjoining  lands  in  Loudon,  from  the 
Scottish  monarch.  He  d.  in  1073,  leaving 
issue, 

I.  Dolphin,  who  became  Earl  of  Dun- 
bar. 

n.  Waltheof,  a  benefactor  to  St.  Mary's 

Abbey,  York, 
in.  UcHTRED,  of  whom  presently. 

IV.  Juliana,  married,  at  the  instigation 
of  Henry  II.,  to  Ranulph  de  Merley, 
of  Morpeth,  a  great  Northumberland 
baron. 

V.  Etheldreda,  m.  to  Duncan,  natural 
son  of  Malcolm,  King  of  Scotland. 

The  third  son, 

UcHTRED,  was  Lord  of  Raby,  in  which  he 
was  s.  by  his  son, 

Dolphin,  Lord  of  Raby,  who  wedded 
Alice,  daughter  of  Walcher,  Bishop  of  Dur- 
ham, and  Earl  of  Northumberland,  and  was 
*.  by  his  son, 

Mildred  Fitz-Dolphin,  Lord  of  Raby 
and  Staindrop,  in  the  county  of  Durham, 
whose  son. 


*  Refer  to  Burke's  Extinct  and  Dormant  Peer' 
age. 


Robert  Fitz-Maldred,  Lord  of  Raby, 
espoused  Isabel  De  Nevile,  only  daughter 
of  Geoffrey  De  Nevile,*  by  Emma,  daugh- 
ter and  heir  of  Bertram  De  Bulmer,  a  great 
baron  of  the  north,  and  eventually  heiress 
of  her  brother,  Henry  De  Nevile,  of  Brans- 
path  and  Durham. t  At  this  marriage  it 
was  stipulated  that  all  its  issue,  male,  should 
assume  the  surname  of  Nevile  ;  which  issue 
were, 

I.  Geffrey  Fitz  Robert,  who  bore 
"  gules,  a  saltier  arg." 

II.  John  (Sir),  of  Pickhall,  in  York- 
shire, bore  the  same  as  his  elder 
brother,  but  for  distinction,  powdered 
with  ermines.  This  Sir. John  Nevile 
was  ancestor  of  the  present  Charles 
Nevile,  esq.  of  Holt,  in  the  county 
of  Leicester. 

III.  William  who  turned  colours,  bear- 
ing arg.  a  saltier  gules. |  From  this 
William  descended  the  Neviles  of 
Holbeck,  in  Yorkshire,  some  of 
whose  family  are  still  living  in  the 
neighbourhood  of  Leeds. 

The  eldest  son, 

Geoffrey  ( Fitz  Robert )  De  Nevill, 
Lord  of  Raby,  Branspath,  &c.  &c.  had  by 
his  wife,  Margaret,  two  sons,  namely, 
Robert,  his  successor. 
Geoffrey,   governor    of  Scarborough 
Castle,  in  the  reign  of  Henry  III. 
He  m.  Margaret,  daughter  and  heir 
of  Sir  John  Longvillers,  of  Hornby 
Castle,  in  Lancashire,  and  died  in 
the  13th  Edward  I.  then  seised  of 
the  manor  of  Appleby,  and  other 
lands  in  Lincolnshire  ;  the  castle  and 
manor  of  Hornby,  in  the  county  of 
Lancaster  ;  and  Hoton  Longvillers, 
in  Yorkshire  ;  the  entire  of  which  he 
acquired  by  his  marriage.    He  left 
a  son  and  heir, 
John  Nevill,  from  whom  des- 
cended the  Neviles  of  Hornby, 
whose  heir,  female. 


*  This  Geoffrey  was  grandson  of  Gilbert 
De  Nevill,  a  noble  Norman,  who  came  into 
England  as  admiral  to  WiT^liam  the  Conqueror, 
and  obtained  from  his  victorious  Chief  large  ter- 
ritorial grants  in  the  county  of  Northumberland, 
as  well  as  an  augmentation  to  his  coat  armour,  in 
testimony  of  the  eminent  services  he  had  rendered, 
viz.  a  ship  sa.  in  a  field  or,  to  be  quartered  by  him 
and  his  descendants. 

t  She  was  likewise  heir  to  her  mother,  Emma 

Bui,MER. 

J  All  quartering  Nevile's  coat,  on  a  fret  of 
eight. 


10 


NEVILE,  OF  THORNEY. 


Margaret  Nevile,  wedded 
Thomas  Beaufort,  Duke  of 
Exeter,  who  d.  in  1426. 
Tlie  elder  son  and  heir, 

Robert  De  Nevill,  upon  doing  his 
fealty  in  the  30th  Henry  III.  had  livery  of 
all  the  lands  which  he  inherited  from  his 
grandfather,  Robert  Fitz  Maldred.  In  the 
43rd  of  the  same  reign  he  had  a  military 
summons  to  march  to  the  relief  of  the  King 
of  Scotland,  and  he  was  then  constituted 
governor  of  the  castles  of  Norham  and 
Werke.  In  the  next  year  he  had  a  similar 
command  in  Bamborough  Castle,  and  in  two 
years  afterwards,  he  was  made  warden  of 
all  the  Royal  Forests  beyond  the  Trent, 
which  was  followed  by  the  appointment  of 
Justice  Itinerant,  for  the  pleas  of  those 
forests.  In  the  47th  he  was  one  of  the 
barons  who  undertook  for  the  king's  ob- 
servance of  the  ordinances  of  Oxford,  and 
in  the  same  turbulent  era  he  was  appointed 
captain  general  of  all  the  king's  forces  be- 
yond the  Trent,  sheriff  of  Yorkshire,  and 
governor  of  the  castle  of  York.  In  1266, 
we  find  him  governor  of  Pickering  Castle, 
and  in  1270,  again  governor  of  Bamborough, 
although  in  the  interim  he  had  joined  the 
standard  of  the  barons.  He  m.  Ida,  daugh- 
ter of  Roger  De  Bertram,  Lord  of  Mitford, 
and  had  a  son, 

Robert,  who  wedded  Mary,  elder 
daughter  and  co-heir  of  Ralph  Fitz 
Ranulph,  Lord  of  Middleham,  by 
whom  he  acquired  the  manor  of  Mid- 
dleham, the  manor  of  Carleton,  and 
the  forest  of  Coverdale.  He  died  in 
tlie  lifetime  of  his  father  (anno  1271), 
leaving  an  only  son, 

Ranulph,  successor  to  his  grand- 
father. 

He  d.  in  1282,  and  was  s.  by  his  grandson, 
Ranulph  De  Nevill,  who,  being  a  minor, 
obtained  permission  from  the  king  that  his 
friends  might  plough  and  manage  his  lands  ; 
and  in  the  13th  Edward  I.  had  livery  of 
certain  manors,  part  of  his  inheritance.  He 
was  summoned  to  parliament  as  a  Baron, 
on  the  8th  June,  1294,  and  from  that  period 
to  the  18th  February,  1331.  He  was  in  the 
wars  of  France,  temp.  Edward  I.  and  in 
those  of  Scotland  in  the  next  reign.  It  is 
said,  however,  that  he  little  minded  secular 
business,  but  devoted  the  principal  part  of 
his  time  to  conversation  v/ith  the  Canons  of 
Merton  and  Coverham,  upon  whom  he  be- 
stowed some   considerable  grants.*  His 


*  This  noblemnn  had  a  warm  contest  with  the 
Prior  of  Durham,  about  the  presentation  of  a 
stag-  on  St.  Cuthbert's  day,  in  September,  "  which, 
in  truth  (says  Dugdale)  was  rather  a  rent  than  an 
obligation,  in  rpjrard  he  held  Raby,  with  the  eight 
.adjoining  townships,  by  the  yearly  rent  of  ^4.  and 


lordship  w.  first,  Euphemia,  daughter  of  Sir 
John  De  Clavering,  and  had  two  sons,  viz. 

Robert,  called  the  ^'Peacock  of  tk 
North,'*  who  d.  s.  p.  in  his  father'* 
life  time. 

Ralph,  his  successor. 
He  espoused  secondly,  Margery,  daughter 
of  John,  son  of  Marmaduke  De  Thweng 
but  had  no  other  issue.    He  d.  in  1331,  and 
was  s.  by  his  only  surviving  son, 

Ralph  de  Nevill,  second  baron,  sum- 
moned to  parliament  from  20th  November, 
1330,  to  20th  January,  1336.  This  noble- 
man, in  the  time  of  his  father,  was  retained 
by  indenture  to  serve  the  Lord  Henry  de 
Percy  for  life,  in  peace  or  war,  against  all 
men  except  the  king,  with  twenty  men  at 
arms,  whereof  five  to  be  knights,  receiving 
£100.  sterling  per  annum.  In  the  7th  of 
Edward  III.  his  lordship  was  one  of  the 
commissioners  sent  into  Scotland,  there  to 
see  that  the  covenant  between  Edward  de 
Baliol,  King  of  Scots,  and  his  royal  master. 


a  stag."  It  seems  that  contrary  to  the  custom  o. 
his  predecessors,  he  required  that  the  Prior  should 
feast  himself,  and  those  whom  he  might  think 
proper  to  bring  with  him,  at  the  presentation  o* 
the  stag ;  that  the  prior's  servants  should  be  set 
aside  for  the  occasion,  and  that  his  own  servants 
and  officers  should  be  placed  in  their  stead.  To 
all  which  the  churchman  demurred.  Nevill,  in 
maintenance  of  his  rights,  invited  John  De  Baliol, 
of  Barnard  Castle,  to  accompany  him  as  a  guest 
to  the  priory,  but  Baliol  refused,  declaring  that  he 
was  totally  ignorant  of  the  Nevills  having  at  any 
time  such  a  privilege  there.  While  Sir  William 
De  Brompton,  the  chief  justice  of  the  bishopric, 
acknowledged  that  he  was  himself  the  first  who 
commenced  the  extravagant  practice  ;  for  being  a 
young  man,  and  delighting  in  hunting,  he  came 
with  the  Lord  Nevill  at  the  offering  of  the  stag, 
and  said  to  his  companions,  "  Come  let  us  go  inio 
the  abljey  and  wind  our  hoims."  The  prior  furtl;.  r 
alleged  that  none  of  Ranulph's  predecessors  had 
ever  made  such  a  claim,  but  were  satisfied  with  a 
breakfast  only  on  bringing  the  stag,  and  that  tlie 
Lord  himself  never  stayed  dinner,  unless  specially 
invited.  During  the  life  of  Ranulph,  the  matter 
remained  unadjusted,  but  in  the  time  of  his  son 
and  successor,  R.ai.ph,  second  lord,  it  was  finally 
settled,  as  thus  stated  by  Dugdale.  "  In  this 
year,  doing  his  fealty  to  William,  Prior  of  Uvv- 
HAM,  upon  Lammas  dav,  for  the  manor  of  Raby,  he 
told  him,  that  he  would  offer  the  stag  as  his  an- 
cestors had  done  ;  saving  that,  whereas  his  father 
required,  that  the  prior  s  servants  should  be  set 
aside  at  that  time,  and  his  own  serve  in  their 
stead  ;  he  would  be  content  that  his  snould  attend 
together  with  those  of  the  prior  ;  and  whereas  his 
father  insisted,  that  his  servants  should  only  be 
admitted  to  dinner ;  he  stood  upon  it  that  his 
should  be  there  entertained  the  whole  day,  and 
likewise  the  morrow  at  breakfast ;  whereupon  the 
})rior  made  answer,  "  that  none  of  his  ancestors 
were  ever  so  admitted,  and  that  he  would  rather 
quit  the  stag,  than  sutler  any  new  custom,  to  the 


NRVlLi:,  OF  THORNEY. 


11 


were  ratified  by  the  parliament  of  that  king- 
dom ;  and  the  next  year  he  was  joined 
with  Henry  de  Perey  in  the  wardenship  of 
the  Marches  of  Northumberland,  Cumber- 
land, and  Westmorland.  He  had  subse- 
quently high  and  confidential  employments, 
and  was  constantly  engaged  in  the  wars  of 
Scotland  and  France.  He  m.  Alice,  dau. 
and  co-heir  of  Hugh  de  Audley,  and  had 
issue, 

T.  John  (Sir),  who  succeeded  his  father, 
and  was  third  lord.  (For  the  conti- 
nuation of  his  lordship's  line,  refer 
to  Burke's  Extinct  and  Dormant 
Peeraf/e.) 

II.  William  (Sir),  gentleman  of  the  bed- 
chamber to  King  RiciiAKD  H. 

III.  Thomas,  Bishop  of  Ely. 

IV.  Robert  (Sir),  of  Eldon. 

V.  Alexander,  Archbishop  of  York. 

VI.  Ralph  (Sir),  of  Candall. 

This  Ralph,  Lord  Nevill,  died  in  1367,  and 
was  buried  at  Durham  ;  at  a  mile  westward 


prejudice  of  their  church."    l^u;t  to  this,  Ralph 
replied,  "that  he  would  perforin  the  whole  service 
or  none,  and  put  the  trial  of  his  right  upon  tlie 
country."    The  prior,  therefore,  knowing  him  to 
be  so  powerful,  and  that  the  country  would  not 
displease  him,  declined  the  offer ;  howbeit,  at 
length,  to  gain  his  favour,  in  regard  he  had  no 
small  interest  at  court,  and  might  do  him  a  kind- 
ness or  displeasure,  was  content  for  that  one  time, 
he  should  perform  it  as  he  pleased,  so  tliat  it 
might  not  be  drawn  into  example  afterwards  :  and 
to  the  purpose  proposed,  that  that  indenture  should 
be  made  betwixt  them.    Whereupon  the  Lord 
Nevill  brought  but  few  with  him,  and  those  more 
for  the  honor  of  the  prior,  than  a  burthen ;  and  so 
shortly  after  dinner  took  his  leave,  but  left  one  of 
his  servants  to  lodge  there  all  night,  and  to  take 
his  breakfast  there  on  the  next  day  ;  protesting 
that  being  both  a  son  and  tenant  of  the  church,  he 
would  not  be  burthensome  to  it,  in  respect  it 
would  be  no  advantage  to  himself,  but  might  much 
damnifie  him."    He  appears  afterwards  to  have 
submitted  the  matter  entirely  to  the  award  of  the 
prior,  and  the  elder  monks.    The  latter  of  wliora 
reported,  "  That  they  had  often  seen  the  stag- 
offered,  but  that  the  lord  never  staid  dinner  unless 
invited  to  do  so  by  the  prior in  this  tliey  were 
confirmed  by  the  old  men  of  the  country,  who  far- 
ther stated,  "  that  so  soon  as  the  stag  was  brouglit, 
it  was  carried  to  the  kitchen,  and  that  those  who 
conveyed  it  were  taken  into  the  hall  to  breakfast, 
as  they  that  bring  their  rents  used  to  be."  "  More- 
over, whenever  it  so  happened  that  any  of  the 
Lords  Nevill  wore  bidden  to  dinner,  his  cook  wiis 
admitted  into  the  kitchen  to  prepare  a  dish  foi- 
him  ;  so  likewise  another  servant  in  the  cellar,  to 
choose  his  drinJc  ;  and  in  like  manner,  some  other 
at  the  gate,  who  knew  his  servants  and  followers 
merely  to  let  them  in,  and  to  keep  out  others,  who, 
under  pretext  of  being  servants,  might  then  intrude. 
But  this  was  only  done  by  the  prior,  as  out  of 
courtesy  and  respect,  and  not  at  all  out  of  right." 


of  which  place  remains  the  fragments  of  a 
once  beautiful  cross,  called  Nevile's,  built 
by  this  baron,  anno  1346,  to  commemorate 
some  victory.    His  lordship's  fourth  son, 

Sir  Robert  Nevile,  of  Eldon,  who  dis- 
tinguished himself  in  arms,  m.  Clara,  dau. 
of  Sir  Francis  Pinckney,  and  was  s.  by  his 
son. 

Sir  Alexander  Nevile,  father  of 
Thomas  Nevile,  esq.  whose  son, 
William  Nevile,  esq.  wedded  the  dau. 
and  heir  of  —  Barker,  of  South  Leverton, 
in  the  county  of  Nottingham,  and  thus  ac- 
quired that  estate.    His  son, 

Thomas  Nevile,  esq.  of  South  Leverton, 
m.  the  daughter  and  heir  of  Lewis  of  Hedon, 
in  Nottinghamshire,  and  had  four  sons,  viz. 

I.  Alexander  (Sir),  his  heir. 

II.  William,  whose  son  William  m. 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir  GeflTrey 
Poole,  and  living  at  York,  anno 
1599,  had  a  son  William. 

III.  Humphrey,  rf.  p. 

IV.  Robert,  provost  of  Rotherham,  d. 
s.  p.  in  1586. 

He  was  s.  by  his  son. 

Sir  Alexander  Nevile,  of  South  Lever- 
ton, who  espoused  Margaret,  sister  and  heir 
of  Sir  Arthur  Eyre,  knt.  of  Padley,  in  the 
county  of  Derby,  and  had  five  sons,  viz. 
I.  Anthony  (Sir),  his  successor, 
n.  Richard,  who  m.  Anne,  fourth  dau. 
of  Sir  Walter  Mantle,  and  had  four 
daughters,  who  all  died  young,  and 
two  sons, 

Alexander,  born  in  1544,  a  poetical 
writer,  ni.  Jane,  daughter  of  Ri- 
chard Duncombe,esq.  of  Morton, 
Bucks,  and  widow  of  Sir  Gilbert 
Dethick,  but  died  s.  p.  in  1614. 
Thomas,  in  holy  orders,  dean  of 
Canterbury.  This  gentleman  was 
a  great  benefactor  to  Trinity 
.  College,  Cambridge,  having  ex- 
pended £3000.  in  rebuilding  the 
quadrangle,  which  still  retains 
the  name  of  Nevile's  Court.  He 
died  in  1615,  and  was  buried  at 
Canterbury. 

III.  Alexander. 

IV.  Humphrey,  )  ,  xi  j-  j 

V.  Robert,    ^ '  ^  ^oth  died  p. 

The  eldest  son, 

Sir  Anthony  Nevile,  m.  first,  Maria, 
daughter  of  Sir  John  Zouch,  of  Cod  nor 
Castle,  in  the  county  of  Derby,  and  had 
two  sons,  namely, 

I.  Alexander,  who  m.  Maria,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Portington,  of  the  county 
of  Lincoln,  and  had  issue, 

Anthony,  ni.  Margaret,  daughter  of 
John  Ashley,  of^  the  Jewel  House, 
and  had  a  son. 


12 


NEVILE,  OF  THORNEY. 


Anthony,  a   ward    of  Queen 
Mary,  living  in  1599. 
Jervis,  m.  — ,  daughter  of  Cooke, 

and  widow  of  D.  Bradley. 
Henry,  slain  in  Flanders. 
II.  George,  whose  line  we  are  about  to 
continue. 

Sir  Anthony  wedded,  secondly,  Elizabeth  or 
Dorothy,  daughter  of  Thomas,  Lord  Burgh, 
of  Gainsborough.    His  second  son, 

George  Nevile,  esq.  m.  first,  Mary  Fair- 
fax, and  had,  with  many  other  children, 
whose  registers  cannot  now  be  ascertained, 
a  son, 

Francis,  baptized  25th  January,  1530, 
whose  son. 

Sir  John  Nevile,  m.  Elizabeth, 
eldest  daughter  and  co-heir  of 
William  Boswell,  of  Chete,  in 
the  county  of  York,  and  had 
Henry,     from     whom  de- 
scended 

John  Nevile,  of  Matter- 
sey,  Notts,  whose  dan. 
and  heiress, 

Elizabeth,  baptized 
27th  August,  163.'), 
m.  Sir  William 
Hickman,  bart.  of 
Gainsborough,  in 
the  county  of  Lin- 
coln. 

Maria,  m.  to  Gervase  Clifton. 
He  wedded  secondly,  Isabel,  daughter  and 
heir  of  John  Crofts,  esq.  of  Ragnall,  in 
Nottinghamshire,  and  had,  with  other  issue, 
Robert  Nevile,  esq.  who  espoused 
Alicia,  second  daughter  and  co-heir  of  Wil- 
liam Boswell,  of  Chete,  by  whom  he  had, 
with  other  children,  Sitha,  m.  to  Anthonius 
de  Staunton,  and 

George  Nevile,  esq.  who  m.  Barbara, 
sister  and  co-heir  of  Sir  John  Hercy,  of 
Grove,  and  fifth  daughter  of  Sir  Humphrey 
Hercy,  by  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  daughter  of 
Sir  John  Digby,  of  Ketelby.  By  this  lady 
he  had  issue, 

I.  John,  of  Grove,  who  m.  Gertrude, 
daughter  of  Richard  Whalley,  esq. 
and  had  a  son  and  successor, 

Hercy  Nevile,  esq.  of  Grove,  who 
m.  Bridget,  daughter  of  —  Sa- 
ville,  esq.  of  Lupset,  and  had 
(with  a  daughter,  Barbara,  m. 
first,  to  John  Babington,  esq.  of 
Rampton,  and  secondly,  to  An- 
thony Eyre,  esq.  of  Kiveton,)  a 
son  and  heir, 

Gilbert  Nevile,  esq.  of 
Grove,  who  wedded  Mar- 
garet, dau.  of  Sir  Thomas 
Bland,  of  Kippax  Park, 
in  the  county  of  York,  and 


had  two  sons,  Edward,  his 
heir,  and  Anthony,  a  major 
in  the  royal  army  during 
the  civil  wars,  who  died  24th 
February,  1688,  aged  69, 
and  was  interred  in  tlie 
chancel  of  the  church  of 
Everton,  Notts.  The  elder 
son, 

Edward  NEViLE,esq.  of  Grove, 
m.  Maria  Scott,  of  Camber- 
well,  and  had,  with  two 
daughters,  Catherine,  who 
died  unm.  in  1683,  and 
Anne,  m.  to  John  Milling- 
ton,  esq.  barrister-at-law,  a 
son  and  heir, 

Edward  NEviLE,esq. of  Grove, 
who  was  created  a  barone  p 
24th  February,  1674.  This 
gentleman,  who  represent- 
ed Retford  in  parliament, 
espoused  Elizabeth,  sister 
of  Robert  Holt,  esq.  of  War- 
wickshire, and  relict  of  — 
Kidderminster,  esq.  but  died 
s.  p. 

II.  George,  ancestor  of  the  family  now 
before  us. 

III.  Gervase,   )  ,  , 

IV.  Anthony,  \  ^^^^  ^'^^  p. 

V.  Dionysius,  who  m.  Elizabeth,  dau. 
of  —  Gernon,  of  Rolleston,  and  had 
with  many  other  children,  who  all 
died  issueless,  a  son  and  successor, 

Gervais  Nevile,  esq.  of  Thorney, 
who  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Nicholas  Rayner,  esq.  and  died 
in  1643,  leaving  two  daughters, 
Abigail  and  Alise,  and  a  son, 
John  Nevile,  esq.  of  Thorney, 
who  m.  Rebecca,  daughter 
of  Ralph  Clark,  and  was 
father  of 

Dionysius  Nevile,  esq. 
of  Eastwood,  near  Ro- 
therham, Yorkshire,  an- 
cestor of  the  Neviles 
of  Badsworth,*  now 


*  In  the  chancel  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Leeds, 
on  neat  tablets,  are  the  following  inscriptions:  — 

"  Sacred  to  the  memory  of  Charles  Henry 
Nevile,  lieutenant  in  the  Queen's,  or  second  regi- 
ment of  foot,  who  being  on  the  marine  duty  on 
board  Earl  Howe's  ship,  after  behaving  in  a  most 
brave  and  gallant  manner  in  the  engagement  which 
took  place  between  the  English  a/id  French  fleet 
for  three  days,  was  killed  by  a  grape-shot,  June 
1st,  1794,  aged  19  years.  Ye  sons  of  Peace,  who 
blest  with  all  the  dear  delights  of  social  life,  be- 
hold this  tablet,  which  affection  reared  to  the 
loved  memory  of  the  young,  the  brave,  whose 


NEVILE,  OF  THORNEY. 


13 


represented  by  G rouge 
Pate  Neville,  esq.  of 
Badsworth. 
The  second  son  of  George  Nevile  and  Bar- 
bara Hercy, 

George  Nevile,  esq.  of  Thorney,  in  the 
county  of  Notts,  a  manor  purchased  by  his 
father  about  the  year  1567,  wedded  the 
dauo-liter  of  —  Tyrwhitt,  esq.  and  had,  with 
younger  issue, 

Gervais  (Sir),  of  Haddington,  in  Lin- 
colnshire, who  m.  Katherine,  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  Richard  Hutton,  justice. 

George. 
The  second  son, 

George  Nevile,  esq.  of  Thorney,  vi. 
first,  Sara,  danghter  of  —  Cooke,  esq.  of 
Doncaster,  relict  first  of  John  Copley,  and 
afterwards  of  Christopher  Ayscoughe,  esq. 
by  whom  he  had  a  son,  Bryan,  from  whom 
descended 

Christopher  Nevile,  esq.  who  m.  the 
Lady  Sophia  Noel,  daughter  of  Bap- 
tiste,  fourth  Earl  of  Gainsborough, 
and  was  father  of 

Christopher  Neville,  esq.  who, 
having  assumed  his  maternal  sur- 
name, is  the  present  Christo- 
pher Noel,  esq.  of  Wellingore, 
near  Lincoln. 
Mr.  Nevile  espoused  secondly,  Alicia, 
daughter  of  Gi  orge  Sow,  esq.  and  widow  of 
William  Rothwell,  esq.  by  whom  he  left  at 
liis  decease,  23rd  April,  1653,  a  son  and  suc- 
cessor, 

George  Nevile,  esq.  of  Thorney,  h.  in 
1637.  This  gentleman  m.  first,  in  1661, 
Maria,  daughter  of  Thomas  Boswell,  esq. 
of  Edlington,  in  the  county  of  York,  by 
whom  (wlio  died  4th  August,  1670)  he  had 
(with  seven  daughters,  who  all  died  unm.) 
one  son,  George,  his  heir.     Mr.  Nevile 


earlv  bloom,  smote  by  tlie  ruthless  hand  of  war, 
fell  admired,  lamented.  Oh  !  give  one  pitying 
tear  in  grateful  memory  of  the  generous  youth, 
who  dauntless  met  the  dreadful  battle's  rage,  and 
nobly  bled  that  you  might  live  secure." 

"  To  the  memory  of  John  Pate  Nevile,  lieu- 
tenant in  the  third  regiment  of  foot  guards,  who 
was  wounded  in  Holland,  in  an  engagement 
against  the  French,  19th  September,  of  which 
wound  he  died  10th  October,  1799,  aged  25 
years." 

"  Also  to  the  memory  of  Brownlow  Pate  Nevile, 
lieutenant  in  the  third  regiment  of  foot  guards, 
who  was  likewise  wounded  in  Holland,  in  an 
engagement  against  the  French,  10th  Septem- 
ber, and  died  16th  September,  1799,  aged  23 
years.  They  were  the  b^.^bers  of  Charles  Henry 
Nevile,  who  was  kille^^n  board  Earl  Howe's 
ship,  1st  June,  1794,  and  tbe  sons  of  John  Pate 
Nevile,  esq.  of  Badsworth." 


wedded  secondly,  Elizabeth,  daughter  oi" 
Jeremiah  Half  head,  and  by  that  lady  (who 
died  in  November,  1741)  had  issue, 

Christopher,  h.  3rd  June,  and  d.  15th 

August,  1673,  before  his  father. 
Edward,  h.  1st  November,  1675,  who 
m.  Martha,  daughter  of  Thomas  Lis- 
ter, esq.  and  had  (with  a  daughter, 
Mary,  who  d.  young  in  1715)  a  son, 
Edward,  of  whom  presently. 
Frances,  h.  16lh  July,  and  died  12th 

November,  1674. 
Alise,  bai)tized  2nd  October,  1683,  m. 
to  William  Rothwell,  esq.  of  North 
CoUingham.    She  died  21st  Novem- 
ber, 1755. 

Mr.  Nevile  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  eld- 
est son, 

George  Nevile,  esq.  of  Thorney,  h.  10th 
March,  1662,  who,  by  his  wife  Winefred, 
had  an  only  son, 

George  Nevile,  esq.  of  Thorney,  h.  in 
1696,  who  wedded  Catherine,  fourth  dau. 
and  eventual  co-heir  of  Philip  Vincent,  esq. 
of  Barnborough  Grange,  in  the  county  of 
York,  and  had  an  only  daughter  and  heiress, 
Catherine,  who  m.  her  cousin,  George 
Nevile,  esq.  of  Thorney. 
Mr.  Nevile  died  in  1742,  and  was  buried  at 
Thorney.  Dying  thus,  without  male  issue, 
the  representation  of  the  family  devolved 
upon  his  nephew, 

Edward  Nevile,  esq.  of  Thorney,  J.  28th 
October,  1711.  This  gentleman  espoused 
Farrington,  daughter  of  George  Palmer, 
esq.  and  niece  of  Sir  Richard  Farrington, 
bart.  by  whom  he  had,  with  five  other  sons 
who  died  in  infancy, 

Thomas,  who  d.  s.  p. 
George,  heir  to  his  father. 
Mary,  ?w.  to  the  Rev.  Thomas  Brereton. 
Mr.  Nevile  d.  29th  January,  1754,  and  was 

by  his  only  son, 

George  Nevile,  esq.  of  Thorney,  h.  20th 
December,  1739,  who  m.  10th  September, 
1763,  Catherine,  only  daughter  and  heiress 
of  George  Nevile,  esq.  and  had  nineteen 
children,  of  whom  survived  youth, 
Nevile-George,  his  heir. 
Christopher,  successor  to  his  brother. 
Edward,  in  holy  orders,  born  30th  Sep- 
tember, 1773,  vicar  of  Prees,  in  the 
county  of  Salop,  who  m.  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Sir  John  Hill,  of  Hawke- 
stone,  bart.,  and  sister  to  the  present 
Lord  Hill. 
Maria  Catharine,  m.  to  WilliamWright, 
esq.  of  Bawtry. 
Mr.  Nevile,  a  magistrate,  and  deputy  lieu- 
tenant for  the  county  of  Notts,  and  lieute- 
1  nant-colonel  of  the  Nottinghamshire  militia, 
served  the  ofiice  of  high  sheriff  for  that  shire 
1  in  1772.    He  died  29th  June,  1806,  aged 


14 


WILLIAMS,  OF  RUSIIDEN  HALL. 


sixty-six,  and  was  buried  at  Thorney.  He 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Ne  vile-George  Nevile,  esq.  of  Thorney, 
born  17th  October,  1764,  at  whose  decease, 
unmarried,  5th  December,  1829,  the  estates 
devolved  upon  his  brother,  the  present 
Christopher  Nevile,  esq.  of  Thorney. 

Arms — Quarterly,  1st  and  4th  gu.  a  sal  tire 
arg.  ;  2nd,  per  pale  erjn.  and  or,  a  ship 
with  sails  furled  sa.  ;  3rd,  gu.  frettyor. 

Crests — First,  out  of  a  ducal  coronet  a 


bull's  head  arg. ;  second,  on  a  chapeaUy 
turned  up  erni.  a  ship,  sa. 

Motto — Ne  vile  velis. 

Estates — The  manor,  &c.  of  Thorney,  in 
the  county  of  Nottingham,  purchased  by 
George  Nevile,  of  Grove,  about  the  year 
1567,  and  settled  by  him  on  his  two  younger 
sons. 

Seat — Thorney,  Notts. 


WILLIAMS,  OF  RUSHDEN  HALL. 


WILLIAMS,  THOMAS,  esq.  of  Rushden  Hall,  in  Northamptonshire,  and  of  Wan- 
field  Lodge,  in  the  county  of  Berks,  m.  first,  1 1th  March, 
1817,  Mary-Frances,  second  daughter  of  the  late  John 
Paul  Bentiion,  esq.  of  the  Register  Office,  Court  of 
Chancery,  by  whom  (who  d.  7th  October,  1830)  he  has 


William-Thomas,  h.  31st  December,  1817. 

Cunningham,  b.  26th  August,  1822. 

John,  b.  16th  January,  1824. 

George-Sibley,  b.  20th  July,  1825. 

Edward,  b.  6th  March,  1827. 

Elizabeth. 

Mary-Frances. 

He  m.  secondly,  19th  April,  1833,  Catherine,  second 
daughter  of  the  late  Edward  Codd,  esq.  of  Kingston, 
Jamaica.  Mr.  Williams  s.  his  father  31st  August,  1803. 
He  is  a  magistrate  for  Northamptonshire,  and  served  the 
office  of  sheriff  for  that  county  in  1825. 


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O  Q  O  SI  O 

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This  is  a  branch  of  the  ancient  Dorsetshire 
family  of  Williams,  of  Herringston  ;  (refer 
to  vol.  i.  p.  614.) 

Robert  Williams,  esq.  of  Charminster, 
in  the  county  of  Dorset,  b.  in  1694,  second 
surviving  son  of  John  Williams,  esq.  of 
Herringston,  and  his  wife,  Margaret  Ful- 
ford,  espoused,  first,  Frances,  daughter  of 
the  Rev.  Henry  Hooton,  vicar  of  Piddles- 
toun,  but  had  no  issue.  He  wedded,  se- 
condly, Miss  Anne  Shaw,  of  Manchester, 
and  had 

r.  John,  of  Avery  Hatch,  who  d.  in 
1774,  leaving  issue. 

II.  Thomas,  of  whom  presently. 

III.  George,  of  Bath,  who  left  issue. 

IV.  Robert,  ancestor  of  the  present 
Robert  Williams  esq.  of  Bride- 
head. 


V.  Stephen,  of  Russell  Place,  London, 
who  d.  in  1805,  leaving  issue. 

VI.  Margaret,  m.  to  Samuel  Pedding,  of 
Charminster. 

VII.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Henry  Pouncey, 
esq.  of  Dorchester. 

VIII.  Honor,  m.  to  Francis  Chassereau, 
esq.  of  St.  Mary  le  bone. 

The  second  son, 

Thomas  Williams,  esq.  purchased,  about 
the  year  1774,  Wanfield  Lodge,  in  the  county 
of  Berks.  He  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of — 
Topsell,  esq.  of  Bracknell,  in  the  same  shire, 
and  had  issue, 

Robert,  his  heir. 

John,  killed  in  the  West  Indies,  un- 
married. 

Ann,  m.  first,  to  Thomas  Michaelson, 
esq.  and  secondly,  to  the  Rev.  — 


EVANS,  OF  PORTRANE. 


15 


Lawrence,  of  St.  Mary-le-bone,  Lon- 
don, and  had  issue. 
Mr.  Williams  was  s.  by  liis  son, 

Robert  Williams,  es(i.  of  Wanfield 
Lodge,  who  wedded  about  the  year  1794, 
Miss  Jane  Cunningham,  descended  from 
Hugh,  third  son  of  William,  fourtli  Earl  of 
Glencairn,  and  left  at  his  decease,  31st 
August,  1803,  an  only  son  and  heir,  the 
present 

Thomas  Williams,  esq.  of  Rushden  Hall 
and  Wanfield  Lodge. 

Ar7ns — Arg.  within  a  bordure  engrailed, 
gu.  charged  with  crosses  pattee  or  and  be- 
zants, a  greyhound  courant  in  fesse  sa. 


:  between  three  Cornish  clioui;hs  ppr.  Quar- 
I  tering,  De  la  Lynde,  Hartley,  Herring, 
Syward,    Cerne,    Argenton,    lirowne,  of 
Frampton  and  Cunningham. 

(Jrcst — A  man's  arm  couped  at  the  elbow, 
liabited  sa.  charged  with  a  cross  pattee  or, 
the  hand  ppr.  holding  an  oak  branch  vert, 
fructed  ppr. 

Ihotto — Nil  solidum. 

Estates — Wanfield  Lodge,  Berks,  pur- 
chased about  the  year  1774  ;  Rushden  Hall, 
Northamptonshire,  purchased  in  1820. 

Seat — Rushden  Hall,  Northamptonshire, 
but  now  renting  Kingston  Russell,  in  tlie 
county  of  Dorset. 


EVANS,  OF  PORTRANE. 


EVANS,  GEORGE,  esq.  of  Portrane,  in  the  county  of  Dublin,  one  of  the  repre- 
sentatives in  parliament  for  that  shire,  succeeded  to  the  estates  at  the  demise  of  bis 
father,  in  1820,  m.  '21st  Aui^ust,  1805,  Sophia,  only  daughter  of  the  late  Right  Hon. 
Sir  John  Parnell,  hart,  of  Rathleague,  in  the  Queen's  County,  sometime  chancellor  of 
the  exchequer  in  Ireland,  but  has  no  issue. 


Umenge. 


This  is  a  branch  of  the  noble  house  of 
Carbery,  the  earlier  descents  of  which  will 
be  found  under  Evans  of  Ashhill,  vol.  i. 
p.  593. 

Eyre  Evans,  esq.  of  Portrahern,  (now 
Portrane),  the  second  son  of  the  Right  Hon. 
George  Evans,  of  Caherass,  in  the  county  of 
Limerick,  and  next  brother  of  the  first  Lord 
Carbery,  m.  Sarah,  second  daughter  and  co- 
heiress (with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Waller,  of 
Castletown)  of  Thomas  Dixon,  esq.  of  Bally- 
lackin,  in  the  county  of  Cork,  (by  Elizabeth, 
only  daughter  and  heiress  of  Edward  Bolton, 


esq.  of  Clonrushe,  in  the  Queen's  county) 
and  had  issue, 

I.  George,  his  successor. 

II.  Charles,  a  lieutenant  in  the  army,  d. 
unmarried,  at  Limerick,  in  August, 
1746. 

III.  Robert,  d.  unmarried. 

IV.  Hampden,  who  s.  liis  brotlier. 

v.  John,     ?  1    .1  J  -J 
T-k-        (  both  d.  unmarried. 

VI.  Dixon,  > 

VII.  Mary,  m.  to  W^illiam  Massy,  esq. 
brother  of  Hugh,  first  Lord  Massy, 
and  d.  s.  p. 

VIII.  Dorothy,  m.  to  —  Connor,  esq.  and 
d.  s,  p. 

IX.  Elizabeth,  m.  in  1769,  to  William 
Evans,  esq.  of  Ardrigh,in  the  county 
of  Kildare,  and  left  issue. 

Mr.  Evans,  who  was  returned  to  parliament 
by  the  county  of  Limerick,  in  1717,  was  s. 
at  his  decease  by  his  eldest  son, 

George  Evans,  esq.  of  Portrane,  M.P. 
for  the  Queen's  County,  who  wedded,  14th 
December,  1750,  Elizabeth,  second  daughter 
of  Lieutenant-general  Robert  Napier,  of  the 
Scottish  noble  family  of  Napier,  but  died 
without  issue,  when  he  was  s.  by  his  only 
surviving  brother, 

Hampden  Evans,  esq.  an  officer  in  the 
army,  who  thus  became  of  Portrane.  This 
gentleman  m.  in  January,  1769,  Margaret, 


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CHESTER,  OF  BUSH  HALL. 


daughter  of  Joshua  Davies,  esq.  and  liad 
three  sons  and  tliree  daughters,  viz. 

I.  George,  his  heir. 

II.  Joshua,  barrister-at-law,  and  one  of 
the  commissioners  of  the  Court  of 
Bankruptcy,  in  England. 

III.  Eyre. 

IV.  Mary,  widow  of  General  William 
Lawless,  of  the  French  service. 

V.  Anne-Dorothea,  m,  to  her  cousin, 
George  Pentland,  esq.  of  Bray  Head, 
in  the  county  of  Wicklow,  eldest  son 
of  the  late  George  Pentland,  esq.  by 
Catherine,  third  daughter  of  the  Hon. 
John  Evans,  and  aunt  of  the  present 
Lord  Carhery. 


VI.  Sydney-Elizahetli,  tn.  to  tlie  Rev. 
Thomas  Acton,  of  West  Acton,  in 
the  county  of  Wicklow. 
Mr.  Evans  d.  on  the  22nd  April,  1820,  and 
was  by  his  eldest  son,t]ie  present  George 
Evans,  esq.  of  Portrane,  M.P.  for  the 
county  of  Dublin. 

Ar^ns — Arg.  three  boars'  heads  couped 
sable,  quartering  Dixon  and  Bolton. 

Crest — A  demi-lion  rampant  reguardant, 
or,  holding  between  its  paws  a  boar's  head, 
couped  sable. 

Estates — In  the  county  of  Dublin  and 
Queen's  County. 

Seat — Portrane,  near  Swords,  county  of 
Dublin. 


CHESTER,  OF  BUSH  HALL. 


CHESTER,  SIR  ROBERT,  knt.  of  Bush  Hall,  in  the  county  of  Hertford,  b.  5th 

January,  1768,  m.  10th  October,  1797,  Eliza,  third 
daughter  of  John  Ford,*  esq.  of  the  Chauntiy,  near  Ips- 
wich, by  Margaret,  his  wife,  daughter  of  Matthew  Bell, 
esq.  of  Wolsington,  and  has  had  issue, 

Robert,  h.  6th  October,  1800,  appointed  in  1821,  as- 
sistant master  and  marshal  of  the  ceremonies  to  his 
majesty.    He  d.  unmarried  20th  September,  1822. 
Charles,  h.  19th  August,  1803,  an  officer  in  the  E.  I.  C. 

military  service,  upon  the  Bengal  establishment. 
Harry,  in  the  privy  council  office,  London,  b.  1st  Oc- 
tober, 1806. 

Eliza,  m.  in  1819,  to  Sir  John  Eardley  Eardley-Wil- 

mot,  bart.  and  has  issue. 
Harriott,  who  died  in  infancy. 
Harriott-Cgesar,  d.  unmarried,  6th  January,  1821. 
Dulcibella. 

Sir  Robert  Chester,  formerly  lieutenant-colonel  of  the 
Hertfordshire  militia,  is  a  magistrate  and  deputy  lieu- 
tenant for  the  county  of  Herts.  He  is  likewise  master  of 
the  ceremonies  to  the  present  king,  having  enjoyed  the 
same  office  under  their  majesties  George  III.  and 
George  IV. 


The  Chest ERS  enjoyed,  at  a  very  remote 
period,  large  possessions  in  Derbyshire,  and 
represented  the  town  of  Derby  in  parlia- 
ment temp.  Edward  II.  and  Edward  III. 
During  the  wars  of  York  and  Lancaster 
they  were  severe  sufferers,  and  the  represen- 


*  This  John  Ford  was  eldest  son  and  heir  of 
John  Ford,  esq.  by  Dorothea,  his  wife,  dau.  of 
Randle  Wilbraham,  esq.  of  Rode  Hall,  Cheshire. 
(See  vol.  i.  p.  636). 


tative  of  the  family  at  last  alienated  his  es- 
tates,! to  aid  the  enterprise  of  the  Earl  of 
Richmond,  who,  when  Henry  VII.  repaid 


t  When  the  family  left  Derbyshire,  a  branch 
settled  in  London,  and  another  at  Bristol,  but 
both  have  long  since  become  ex-iinct.  A  family 
of  Chester,  deriving  from  a  common  ancestoi 
with  the  Hertfordshire  house,  seated  itself  af 
Chichley,  in  the  county  of  Buckingham,  but  ex- 
pired in  the  male  line  in  1755,  the  estates  passing 
by  a  female  heir  to  the  family  of  Bagot. 


'  CHESTER,  OF 

that  disinterested  act  of  devotion  by  appoint- 
ing him  one  of  the  gentlemen  of  the  privy 
chamber,  at  tliat  time  an  ofiice  of  great  trust 
and  honor.  The  only  son  of  this  staunch 
Lancastrian, 

Sir  Robert  Chestkr,*  one  of  the  gen- 
<l«  inen  of  the  privy  chamber  to  King  Hf.nr  Y 
Vlll.  obtained  from  that  monarch  in  recom- 
pt'iise  for  his  father's  services  and  sums  of 
money  lent  but  never  repaid,  a  grant,  by 
cliarter,  of  tin;  monastery  of  Royston,  with 
the  lands  and  manors  thereunto  belonging, 
in  the  counties  of  Hertford  and  Cambridge. 
He,  then,  assumed  for  motto,  "  Vincit  qui 
patitur,"  and  thenceforward  the  Chesters 
became  established  at  Royston,  andCocken- 
hatch  in  Hertfordshire.    Sir  Robert,  who 
■  was  knighted  at  Wilton  by  Edward  VI.  in 
I  1552,  espoused  Katherine,  daughter  of  Chris- 
j  topher  Throckmorton,  esq.  of  Coorse  Court, 
;  in  Gloucestershire,  and  had  (with  other  issue, 
1  whence  the  Gloucestershire  Chesters)  a  son 
i  and  successor, 

Edward  Chester,  esq.  of  Royston,  who 
i  m.  Katherine,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Sir 
;  James  Granado,  knt.  equerry  to  Henry 
I  VIH.  descended  from  an  ancient  family  in 
;  the  duchy  of  Brabant,  and  had,  with  a  dau. 
I  Mary,  w.  to  Edward  Thornborough,  esq.  of 
\  Shaddesden,  Bucks,  a  son  and  successor. 

Sir  Robert  Chester,  of  Royston  and 
^  Cockenhatch,  a  justice  of  the  peace,  who 
i  served  the  office  of  high  sheriff  for  Hert- 
;  fordshire.    This   gentleman,  entertaining 
!:  King  James  I.  in  his  progress  from  Scotland, 
received  the  honour  of  knighthood  from  that 
monarch,  anno  1603.    He  espoused  Anne, 
daughter   of  Sir  Arthur  Capel,t  knt.  of 
Hadham  Hall,  by  Mary,  his  wife,  daughter 
of  John,  Lord  Grey,  of  Pargo,  and  had  issue, 
ij        I.  Edward  (Sir),  his  heir. 

II.  Granado,  DD.  rector  of  Broadwater. 

III.  Robert,  DD.  rector  of  Stevenage. 
\        IV.  John,  born  in  1607. 

V.  Henry,  born  in  1608,  a  colonel  in  the 
,  army,  who  m.  Anne,  daughter  of  The- 
:            odore  Reade,  esq. 

VI.  Katharine,  w.  to  Sir  Thomas  Night- 
ingale, bart. 

I  VII.  Anne,  m.  in  1621,  to  Edward  Rad- 
cliffe,  esq.  of  Hitchin. 
viii.  Theodosia,  rn.  first,  to  Robert 
Nightingale,  esq.  of  Newport,  Essex  ; 
and  secondly,  to  Sir  Francis  Theo- 
bald, knt. 

\        IX.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Samuel  H  in  ton, 
D.  C.  L.  of  Lichfield. 


*  From  an  uncle  of  this  Sir  Robert,  a  younger 
brother  of  his  father,  descended  the  Leicestershire 
Chesters. 

t  Sir  Arthur  Capel  was  son  of  Sir  Henry  Capel, 
by  the  L<ady  Catherine  Manners,  fourth  daughter 
of  Thomas,  first  Earl  of  Rutland. 

2. 


BUSH  HALL.  17 

X.  Frances,  m.  to  George  Pigot,  esq. 
of  Abington,  county  of  Cambridge. 
Sir  Robert  was  succeeded  at  his  decease  b5 
his  eldest  son, 

Sir  Edward  Chester,  of  Royston  and 
Cockenhatch,  who  was  knighted  in  1642. 
He  m.  first,  Katherine,  daughter  of  John 
Stone,  esq.  of  Bradfield  Grange,  Herts,  Ser- 
jeant at  law,  and  had  issue, 

I.  John,  of  Royston,  who  m.  Mary, 
daughter  of  John  Salladine,  esq.  of 
London,  and  dying  in  1659,  left  issue, 
whose  descendants  sold  all  the  Roys- 
ton property. 

II.  Anne,  rn.  first,  to  Robert  Fade,  M.D. 
of  Cambridge ;  and  secondly,  to 
Henry  Hoogan,  M.  D.  of  Lynn  Regis. 

in.  Elizabeth,  who  died  unmarried. 

IV.  Cecilia,  m.  to  Thomas  Turner,  esq. 
of  Walden. 

v.  Frances,  who  died  unmarried. 
Sir  Edward  wedded,  secondly,  Anne,  dau. 
and  heiress  of  Sir  Peter  Saltonstall,  knt.  of 
Barkway,  in  the  county  of  Herts,  and  dying 
in  1664,  lef  t,  by  her,  a  son, 

Edward  Chesier,  esq.  of  Barkway  and 
Cockenhatch,  sheriff  of  Herts  in  1666.  This 
gentleman  was  the  last  of  the  family  who 
possessed  the  Barkway  estates,  and  resided 
at  Cockenhatch.  He  m.  Judith,  daughter 
and  heir  of  Edward  Wright,  esq.  of  Finley, 
in  Nottinghamshire,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Edward,  who  d.  unm.  in  1672. 

II.  Robert,  h.  in  1672,  who  sold  all  the 
estates.  He  married  twice,  but  had 
issue,  only,  by  his  second  wife,  Ka- 
therine, daughter  of  Richard  Webb, 
esq. 

1.  Edward,)  who  both  died  with- 

2.  Robert,  \  out  issue  ;  the  first  in 
1767,  the  second  in  1751. 

3.  Richard,  who  died  young. 

4.  Peter,  a  lieutenant  colonel  in 
the  army,  and  governor  of  West 
Florida,  d.  at  Bath,  unm.  in 
1799. 

5.  Catherine,  m.  to  lieutenant 
colonel  William  Vachel,  of 
Coby,  Berks. 

6.  Anne,  m.  to  John  Corrance, 
esq.  of  Rougham,  in  Suffolk. 

7.  Judith,  m.  to  the  Rev.  William 
Greaves,  of  Sutton,  in  the  county 
of  Lincoln. 

8.  Elizabeth,  who  d.  unm. 

III.  Peter,  of  whom  presently. 

IV.  Katharine,  m.  to  John  Perne,  esq. 
of  Abington,  county  of  Cambridge. 

V.  Anne,  m.  to  Thomas  Fountaine,  esq. 
of  High  Melton,  and  d.  in  1743. 

VI.  Judith,  d.  unm.  in  1683. 

VII.  Elizabeth,  m.  in  1689,  to  Francis 
Flyer,  esq.  of  Brent  Pelham,  county 
of  Herts. 

C 


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CHESTER,  OF  BUSH  HALL. 


Edward  Chester,  of  Barkway,  d.  21  st  May, 
1718.    His  third  son. 

The  Rev.  Peter  Chester,  D.D.  rector 
of  Heydon,  in  Essex,  baptized  at  Barkway, 
10th  July,  1678,  espoused  Sarah,  second 
daughter  of  Richard  Webb,  esq.  of  Caven- 
ham,  in  Suffolk,  and  of  the  Inner  Temple, 
London,  by  whom  he  left  at  his  decease  in 
1728,  with  other  issue,  a  son, 

Robert  Chester,  esq.   of  the  Middle 
Temple,  London,  secretary  to  Queen  Ann's 
bounty,  receiver  of  the  tenths,  and  registrar 
of  the  consistory  court  of  London,  who  m. 
Harriot,  daughter  and  co-heiress  of  Charles 
Adelmare  Caesar,  esq.  by  Jane,  his  wife, 
only  child  and  heir  of  Henry  Long,  esq.  of 
Bayford-place,  in  the  county  of  Herts,  (see 
family  of  Caesar  at  foot)  and  had  issue, 
F.  Robert  (Sir),  his  heir, 
n.  Charles,  h.  3lst  December,  1768,  in 
holy  orders,  rector   of   Ayott  St. 
Peters,  in  the  county  of  Herts,  and 
of  Rettingdon,  in  Essex,  chaplain 
to  the  Earl  of  Hardwick,  m,  Cathe- 
rine, daughter  of  the   Rev.  John 
Roberts,  archdeacon  of  Merioneth- 
shire, and  has  issue. 

III.  Harry,  b.  10th  August,  1770,  of  the 
Coldstream  Guards,  a  major  general 
in  the  army,  m.  Harriot,  youngest 
daughter  of  General  Sir  Henry  Clin- 
ton, K.B.  and  d.  26th  June,  1821, 
leaving  issue. 

IV.  Jane. 

V.  Harriott,  m.  the  Rev.  Thomas  Ellis 
Owen,  rector  of  Llandyfrydog,  in 
Anglesea,  and  left  issue. 

VI.  Sarah,  d.  unm.  5th  December,  1787. 

VII.  Catherine,  m.  11th  October,  1792, 
to  the  Rev.  John  Strange  Dandridge, 
rector  of  Rousham,  Oxfordshire,  and 
of  Syresham,  Northamptonshire,  and 
d.  7th  April,  1825,  leaving  issue. 

Mr.  Chester  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his 
eldest  son,  the  present  Sir  Robert  Ches- 
ter, knt.  of  Bush  Hall. 

FAMILY  OF  C^SAR. 

The  family  of  C.*:sar  was  of  Italian  origin, 
and  its  ancestors,  under  the  surname  of 
Adelmare,  sprung  from  Ademar,  Count  of 
Genoa,  and  Admiral  of  France  in  the  year 
1086,  had  been  long  settled  in  the  city  of 
Treviso. 

Peter  Maria  Adelmare,  of  that  place,  a 
doctor  of  both  laws,  and  particularly  eminent 
as  a  civilian,  lived  towards  the  close  of  the 
15th  century.  He  espoused  Paola,  daugh- 
ter and  co-heir  of  John  De  Paolo  Csesarino, 
and  had  three  sons,  Claudius,  Caesar,  and 
John-Baptist,  of  whom  the  second, 

C/esar  Adelmare,  having  been  educated 
for  the  medical  profession,  took  his  degree 


of  doctor  in  the  University  of  Padua,  and 
came  to  England  in  1550.  Practising  ex- 
tensively for  some  time  in  London,  he  was 
appointed  physician  to  Queen  Mary,  and  in 
the  subsequent  reign  placed  at  the  head  of 
the  medical  department  at  court.  Dr. 
Adelmare  wedded  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Martin  Perin,  or  Perient,  by  whom  (who 
m.  for  her  second  husband,  Michael  Lock, 
of  London)  he  had  issue, 

I.  Julius,  his  heir. 

If.  Charles,  a  military  officer. 

III.  Thomas  (Sir),  b.  in  1561,  a  barrister 
of  eminence,  who  was  appointed  26th 
May,  1610,  one  of  the  barons  of 
the  Exchequer.  This  gentleman  m. 
thrice,  but  had  issue  only  by  his 
third  wife,  Susanna,  daughter  and 
co-heir  of  Sir  William  Ryther,  knt. 
of  The  Mote,  in  Kent,  viz. 

1.  Thomas,whom.  Frances,  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  George  Philpot,  knt. 
of  Thruxton,  and  had  issue. 

2.  Augustus     )  ^^^j^  ^.^^ 

3.  Ferdmando,> 

4.  Avice,  m.  to  —  Darell. 

5.  Susan. 

6.  Mary,  m.  to  Ralph  Knapton, 
esq.  of  Brokenhurst,  Hants. 

7.  Margaret. 

8.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Christopher 
Wright,  esq.  of  Derbyshire. 

Sir  Thomas  Caesar,  esteemed  a  sound 
lawyer,  an  able  pleader,  and  an  up- 
right judge,  d.  9th  June,  1621.  His 
widow  married  Thomas  Philpot,  esq. 

IV.  William,  an  eminent  merchant. 

V.  Henry,  in  holy  orders,  D.D.  Dean 
of  Ely,  rector  of  Bennington,  &c.  d. 
unm.  7th  October,  1636,  and  was 
buried  in  Ely  Cathedral,  under  a 
large  altar  tomb  of  marble,  with  this 
inscription  round  the  verge,  "  Hie 
jacet  Henricus  Cgesar,  sacrae  Theo- 
logiae  professor,  quintus  hujus  Eccle- 
siae  Eliensis  Decanus ;  de  stripe  il- 
lustri  Adelmariorum  familiae  nobilis 
Trevisanae  Venetorum  in  Italia  ori- 
undus and  on  the  face  of  the  stone, 

Caesaris  Henrici  manet  hoc  sub  marmore  corpus 
Pars  sua  quae  melior  Spiritus  astra  colit. 

VI.  Margaret,  m.  to  Nicholas  Wright, 
esq.  of  Eastmead,  in  Hants. 

VII.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  —  Hunt,  esq. 
viii.  Anne,  m.  to  Mr.  Pecke. 

Dr.  Adelmare  died  in  1569,  and  was  buried 
in  the  parish  church  of  Great  St.  Helen's, 
Bishopsgate-street.    His  eldest  son, 

Sir  Julius  C^iisar,  was  born  at  Tottenham, 
in  Middlesex,  in  1557,  and  baptized  at  St. 
Dunstan's,  10th  February,  in  that  year,  by 
the  names  of  Julius-Caesar,  the  latter  of 
which  he  afterwards,  at  the  queen's  desire. 


CHESTER,  OF  BUSH  HALL. 


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iidopU'd  as  a  surname.  The  exalted  rank 
of  his  sponsors  at  the  font  affords  a  sufficient 
proof  of  the  hii^h  estimation  in  which  his 
latlier  was  held  at  court ;  they  were  Wil- 
liam Powlett,  Marquis  of  W  inchester,  Henry 
Fitzalan,  Earl  of  Arundel,  and  the  Qurkn 
herself,  represented  by  the  Lady  Montacute. 
Becoming  a  student  of  Magdalen  College, 
Oxford,  he  took  his  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts  in  1575,  and  of  Master  in  1578.  He 
remained  at  the  University  until  the  end  of 
the  following  year,  when  he  went  to  Paris, 
to  finish  the  study  of  his  profession  as  a 
civilian.  After  filling  several  minor  appoint- 
ments, Dr.  Caesar  was  constituted  in  1584, 
Judge  of  the  Admiralty  Court,  in  1591,  a 
Master  of  Request,  and  in  1603  he  received 
the  honor  of  knighthood.  In  1606,  upon  the 
resignation  of  George  Hume,  Earl  of  Dun- 
bar, Sir  Julius  was  constituted  Chancellor 
i  and  Llnder  Treasurer  of  the  Exchequer,  and 
in  the  subsequent  year  sworn  of  the  Privy 
Council.  In  1610  he  obtained  by  patent 
under  the  great  seal,  the  reversion  of  the 
office  of  Master  of  the  Rolls,  "after  the 
death,  forfeiture,  or  surrender"  of  Sir  Ed- 
ward Philips,  and  the  death  of  that  learned 
judge  occurring  on  the  llth  September, 
1614,  Sir  Julius  was  placed  of  course  on 
the  Rolls  Bench.  Sir  Julius  Caesar  /w.  first, 
in  1581,  Dorcas,  daughter  of  Sir  Richard 
Martin,  an  alderman  of  London,  and  relict 
of  Richard  Lusker,  esq.  of  the  Middle  Tem- 
ple, by  whom  (who  d.  in  1595)  he  had  issue, 

I.  Charles,  d.  in  infancy. 

II.  Julius,  b.  14th  February,  1587,  who 
i          w^as  killed  at  Padua  in  a  private 

quarrel,  in  1607. 

III.  Charles,  heir  to  his  father. 

IV.  Richard,  d.  young. 

V.  Dorcas,  m.  to  Thomas  Anderson, 
esq.  barrister-at-law. 

iHe  espoused  secondly,  in  1596,  Alice,  dan. 
of  Christopher  Grant,  of  Manchester,  and 
widow  of  John  Dent,  of  London  ;  and 
thirdly,  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  Henry  Wode- 
house,  of  Wraxham,  in  Norfolk,  relict  of 
William  Hungate,  esq.  of  East  Bradenham, 
in  the  same  shire,  and  niece  of  the  great 
Sir  Francis  Bacon.  By  the  former  (wlio  d. 
in  1614)  he  had  issue, 

I.  John  (Sir),  of  Hyde  Hall,  in  Herts, 
j  b.  20th  October,  1597,  who  m.  Anne, 

!         daughter  of  William  Hungate,  esq. 
of  East  Bradenham,  in  Norfolk,  and 
dying  in  1647,  left  issue, 
i  1.  John,  of  Hyde  Hall,  who  m.  a 

daughter  of  Sir  Thomas  Slings- 
i  •  by,  and  left  at  his  decease  an 

'  only  surviving  child,  John,  who 

,  d.  unm.  in  Ireland,  a  major  in 

the  army. 

This  John  Caesar,  in  1656,  sold 
his  principal  estate  of  Hyde 
Hall  to  William  Franklin,  esq. 


of  Gray's  Inn  ;  and  subsequently 
the  reniaiiuler  of  his  property 
to  Arthur  Cai)el,  first  Earl  of 
Essex. 

2.  Robert,  of  Willian,  in  Herts, 
who  m.  Johanna,  daughter  of  Sir 
William  Lovelace,  of  Lovelace, 
in  Kent,  and  left  three  daughters, 
his  co-heirs, 

Anne,  m.  to  Sir  John  Poyntz, 
knt.  of  Iron  Acton,  Glou- 
cestershire. 

Juliana,  m.  to  Thomas  Gage, 
esq.  of  Bentley,  in  Sussex. 

Johanna,  m.  to  John  Ram- 
pay  ne,  gent. 

3.  Julius,  who  m.  and  had  two 
sons,  both  of  whom  appear  to 
have  died  unm. 

4.  Edward,  whose  only  child  to 
leave  issue, 

The  Rev.  John  Caesar,  M.A. 
was  collated  to  the  vicarage 
of  Croydon,  by  Archbishop 
Sancroft,   I8th  Jan.  1688. 
He  left  at  his  decease  two 
sons  and  a  daughter,  viz. 
Julius,  one  of  the  pro- 
curators-general  and  a 
deputy-register  in  the 
Arches  Court,  who  d. 
unm.  in  1763. 
Charles,  who  was  a  naval 
officer.     He  m.  Miss 
Rose,  of  Croydon,  and 
dying  about  the  year 
1765,  left  two  sons, 
John,  a  proctor,  who 
m.  Sarah,  daughter 
of  Henry  Robin- 
son, esq.  of  Ely, 
and  had  three  sons, 
Julius  -  Henry,  a 
clergyman,  now 
deceased ;  John- 
Charles,  attorney- 
at-law ;    and  Ed- 
ward,who  d.  young; 
and  two  daughters, 
Susannah  and  Sa- 
rah. 

Charles,  lieutenant  in 
the  navy,  who  m. 
Jane,  daughter  of 
Mr.  William  War- 
land,  and  had  an 
only  child,CHARLES 
Augustus,  of  Cam- 
bridge. 
Susannah. 

5.  Anne,    )   i  j 

<j  c  ^„      f    both  died  unm. 
D.  ousan,  ^ 

II.  Thomas,  D.D.  d.  unm. 

III.  Robert,  one  of  the  six  clerks  in 
chancery,  who  d.  s.  p. 


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CHESTER,  OF  BUSH  HALL. 


Sir  Julius  Ceesar  died  on  Easter  Day,  18th 
April,  1636,  in  the  seventy-ninth  year  of  his 
age,  and  was  buried  on  the  28th,  in  the 
chancel  of  the  church  of  Great  St.  Helen's, 
in  Bishopsgate  Street,  where  his  monument 
remains  in  a  state  of  excellent  preservation. 
"  His  character,"  says  Lodge,  '*  presents  to 
us  a  picture  of  the  most  perfect  integrity, 
sweetened  and  adorned  by  great  mildness  of 
temper,  and  a  constant  benevolence.  His 
understanding  was  rather  grave  and  solid 
than  brilliant,  and  therefore  well  adapted  in 
his  time  to  the  exercise  of  a  profession,  in 
which  sound  and  sober  reasoning  was  held 
in  preference  to  flippant  sarcasms  and  half 
witted  repartees.  His  conduct  on  the  bench 
displayed  the  most  earnest  desire  to  do  jus- 
tice, the  most  unwearied  patience  in  the 
pursuit  of  it,  and  a  sympathy  in  the  suffer- 
ings of  the  unfortunate  which  came  under 
his  judicial  observation,  of  which  no  parallel 
instance  can  be  found."  His  eldest  surviving 
son  and  heir, 

Sir  Charles  Adelmare  C/Esar,  knt.  born 
in  1589,  was  admitted  Doctor  of  both  Laws 
in  the  University  of  Oxford,  7th  December, 
1612,  and  received  the  honour  of  knight- 
hood, 6th  October,  in  the  succeeding  year. 
Adopting,  like  his  father,  the  profession  of 
the  law.  Sir  Charles  was  eventually  ap- 
pointed Master  of  the  Rolls.*  He 
espoused  first,  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  Peter 
Vandlore,  knt.  an  eminent  merchant  in 
London,  and  by  her  (who  died  in  1625)  he 
had,  to  survive  infancy,  two  daughters,  Ja- 
comina,  m.  to  Sir  Henry  Anderson,  Bt.  of 
Penley ;  and  Anne,  the  wife  of  Henry  Le- 
vingston,  esq.  of  Much  Eldever,  in  Hants. 
Sir  Charles  wedded,  secondly,  in  1626,  Jane, 
daughter  of  Sir  Edward  Barkham,  knt. 
alderman  of  London,  and  had  issue,  to  sur- 
vive cliildhood, 

Julius,  his  heir. 

Henry,  successor  to  his  brother. 
Charles,  of  Great  Gransden,  in  Herts, 
b.  in  1635-6,  who  m.  in  1662,  Joanna, 
youngest  daughter  of  Sir  Thomas 
Leventhorpe,  by  Dorothy,  his  wife, 
second  daughter  of  Sir  Giles  Ailing- 
ton,  of  Horseheath,  and  died  in  1707, 
leaving  issue, 

1.  Charles,  of  Great  Gransden, 
h.  in  1664,  M.P.  for  Hertford, 
appointed  treasurer  of  the  navy 


*  Among  the  MSS.  of  his  second  son,  Charles 
Caesar,  we  find  the  following  entry:  "June  the 
14th,  1640,  Sir  Charles  Csesar,  knt.  was  sworn 
Master  of  the  Rolls  in  Chancery,  or  assistant 
Judge  to  the  Lord  High  Chancellor  of  England, 
for  which  high  and  profitable  office  he  paid  to 
King  Charles  the  First,  fifteen  thousand  pounds, 
broad  pieces  of  old  gold,  and  lent  the  king  two 
thousand  more,  when  he  went  to  meet  his  rebel- 
lious Scotch  army,  invading  England." 


in  1710.  He  m.  in  1689,  Mary, 
relict  of  —  George,  esq.  and 
daughter  and  heiress  of  Daniel 
Harris,  esq.  by  whom  he  left  at 
his  demise,  in  1726, 

Harris,  in  holy  orders,  rector 

of  Kensington,  d.  unin. 
Charles- John,  b.  in  1697,  who 
m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Mr.  Vick,  a  merchant,  and 
had,  with  other  children, 
who  all  d.  young,  a  daugh- 
ter, Elizabeth,  who  m.  Mr. 
John  Aberdein,  a  wine  mer- 
chant of  London,  and  d.  in 
1833. 

Joanna,  who  d.  unm. 

Jane,  who  m.  the  Rev.  James 

Musgrave,  D.D. 
Julia,  fl.  unm. 

Susanna,  m.  to  Thomas  Ladds, 
esq. 

2.  Henry,  b.  in  1666,  a  cursitor  in 
chancery,  d.  unm. 

3.  Dorothy,  m.  in  1691,  to  Henry 
Bacon,  esq.  of  Burton  Latimer, 
in  Northamptonshire. 

Sir  Charles  Caesar  died  of  the  small  pox, 
6th  December,  1642,  and  was  s.  by  his  eld- 
est son, 

Julius  Ctesar,  of  Bennington  Place,  in 
the  county  of  Herts,  who  survived  his  father 
but  five  days,  falling  a  victim  to  the  same 
malady  ;  the  estates  then  devolved  upon  his 
brother. 

Sir  Henry  Adelmare  Ctesar,  knt.  of 
Bennington  Place,  M.P.  for  the  county  of 
Herts,  who  espoused,  in  1649,  Elizabeth, 
only  dau.  and  heiress  of  Robert  Angel,  esq.  a 
Turkey  merchant,  and  had  surviving  issue, 
Charles,  his  heir. 

Jane,  m.  to  Sir  Thomas  Pope  Blount, 
bart.  of  Tittenhanger. 
Sir  Henry,  "  who  was  endowed,"  saith 
Chauncey, with  good  learning,  great  parts, 
a  quick  apprehension,  and  a  clear  and  dis- 
cerning judgment,"  died  of  the  small  pox  in 
1667-8,  and  was  s.  by  his  son. 

Sir  Charles  Adelmare  C^i^sar,  knt.  of 
Bennington  Place,  M.P.  for  the  town,  and 
subsequently  for  the  county  of  Herts.  This 
gentleman  wedded,  3rd  September,  1672, 
Susannah,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Sir  Tho- 
mas Bonfoy,  and  had  three  sons  and  a 
daughter,  viz. 

I.  Charles,  his  heir. 

II.  Henry,  who  d.  unm. 

III.  Thomas,  who  d.  young. 

IV.  Elizabeth,  m.  first,  in  1695.  to  Sir 
Richard  Bennet,  bart.  of  Babraham. 
and  secondly,  to  Francis  Butler,  esq. 
of  Sussex. 

Sir  Charles  d.  in  1694.  "  He  was,"  con- 
tinues Sir  Henry  Chauncey,  *'  very  regular 
in  his  life,  and  orderly  in  his  family.  He 


EMERSON-TENNENT,  OF  TEMPO. 


was  very  generous  to  all  whom  he  employed, 
but  seldom  pardoued  a  slight  to  his  person 
or  a  contempt  of  his  business.  He  kept  a 
S|)lendid  house  and  a  bountiful  table  for 
those  who  visited  him,  and  was  very  noble, 
y(  t  prudent  in  his  entertainments.  He 
declined  all  public  employments  during- 
tlie  reigns  of  King  Charles  II.  and  King 
Jamks,  nor  would  he  contract  a  friendship 
or  acquaintance  with  any  he  thought  scan- 
dalous, and  abhorred  those  who  would  pur- 
chase the  favour  of  their  prince  with  the 
price  of  the  rights  of  the  people."  Sir 
Charles's  eldest  son, 

Charles  Adelmare  Caesar,  esq.  of  Ben- 
nington-place,*  inherited  the  most  part  of 
his  fatlier's  splendid  possessions,  in  the 
twenty-first  year  of  his  age,  in  all  the  pride 
of  youth,  health,  and  ancestry,  and  died  at 
the  age  of  67,  insolvent  and  broken-hearted, 
a  melancholy  memorial  of  the  ruin  of  a 
once  highly  flourishing  family.  He  was 
returned  to  parliament  for  Hertfordshire  in 
1728,  and  again  in  1736,  by  immensely  ex- 
pensive elections,  and  squandered  otherwise 
great  sums  in  the  support  of  what  was  then 
called  the  country  party,  which  he  espoused 
with  vehemence,  as  well  in  parliament, 
where  he  was  a  frequent  speaker,  as  in  his 
own  county.  He  m.  in  1702,  Mary,  second 
daughter  of  Ralph  Freeman,  esq.  of  Aspen- 
den  Hall,  and  had  issue, 


*  Mr.  Caesar,  on  inheriting,  destroyed  the  ve- 
nerable mansion  of  his  ancestors  at  Bennington, 
and  built  in  its  stead  a  palace  of  modern  fashion, 
which  was  burnt  to  ashes  immediately  after  it  was 
completed,  and  before  it  had  been  inhabited. 


Charles  Adelmare. 

Julius,  a  major  general  in  the  army, 

who  d.  unm.  in  1762. 
Mary,  who  d.  unm. 
Elizabeth,  who  also  d.  unm.  in  1790. 
The  elder  son, 

Charles  Adelmare  C^^sar,  esq.  h.  in 
170.3-4,  representative  of  this  eminent 
family,  espoused  Jane,  only  child  and  heir- 
ess of  Henry  Long,  esq.  of  Bayford  Place, 
in  the  county  of  Herts,  and  had  two  daugh- 
ters, his  co-heirs,  viz. 

Jane,  who  m.  first.  Sir  Charles  Cottrell 
Dormer,  knt.  of  Rousham,  in  Ox- 
fordshire, master  of  the  ceremonies 
to  King  George  III.  and  secondly, 
General  the  Hon.  John  Parker,  bro- 
ther of  the  Earl  of  Macclesfield. 
Harriot,  who  wedded  Robert  Ches- 
ter, esq.  and  was  mother  of  the 
present  Sir   Robert  Chester,  of 
Bush  Hall. 
Mr.  Caesar,  who  barely  lived  to  witness  the 
total  overthrow  of  his  house,  was  an  officer 
of  Cavalry,  and  died  in  the  field  of  battle. 

Arms — Erm.  on  a  chief  sa.  a  griffin  pas- 
sant arg.  quartering  the  ensigns  of  Granado, 
Saltonstall,  Adelmare,  Csesar,  the  Ceesarini, 
&c.  SiC. 

Crest — A  demi  griffin  rampant  ermine, 
beak,  tongue,  talons,  and  eyes,  ppr. 
Motto — Vincit  qui  patitur. 
Estates — In  Herts. 

Town  Residence — Somerset-street,  Port- 
man-square. 

Bush  Hall,  Herts. 


EMERSON-TENNENT,  OF  TEMPO. 


I  TENNENT-EMERSON,  JOHN,  esq.  of  Tempo,  in  the  county  of  Fermanagh,  b. 
7th  April,  1804,  m.  24th  June,  1831,  Letitia,  only  daughter  of  William  Tennent, 
esq.  of  Tempo  House,  and  has  a  daughter, 

Eleanor,  h.  6th  July,  1832. 

This  gentleman,  whose  patronymic  is  Emerson,  assumed,  upon  his  marriage,  the 
additional  surname  of  Tennent.  He  is  member  of  parliament  for  Belfast,  a  justice 
of  the  peace  for  the  counties  of  Down  and  Antrim,  and  a  deputy  lieutenant  of  Fer- 
Imanagh  and  of  Sligo.  Mr.  Emerson-Tennent  has  acquired  reputation  in  the  literary 
world,  under  his  own  name,  PImerson,  as  the  author  of  several  volumes  of  Travels  in. 
the  Levant,  and  a  History  of  Modern  Greece. 


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EMERSON-TENNENT,  OF  TEMPO. 


The  family  of  Emerson  came  originally 
from  Foxton,  in  the  county  of  Durham, 

George  Emerson,  esq.  of  Ardmore,  in 
the  county  of  Armagh,  was  s.  by  his  son, 

William  Emerson,  esq.  a  merchant  at 
Belfast,  who  m.  Sarah,  youngest  daughter 
of  William  Arbuthnot,*  esq.  of  Rockville, 
in  the  county  of  Down,  (by  his  cousin.  Miss 
Scott)  and  had  a  son,  the  present  John 
Emerson-Tennent,  esq. 

The  family  of  Tennent,  originally  Da- 
nand,  or  Tenand,  is  of  respectability  in 
Scotland,  and  the  principal  branch  resides 
at  Glasgow. 

William  Tennent,  esq.  of  Tempo  House, 
a  banker  at  Belfast,  died  on  the  23rd  July, 
1832,  leaving  an  only  daughter  and  heiress, 
Letitia,  who  had  married,  as  already 
stated,  James  Emerson,  esq.  now 
Mr.  Emerson-Tennent. 

Arms — For  Tennent  ;  arg.  a  boar's  head 
erased  gules,  between  three  crescents,  sa. 
For  Emerson  ;  per  fesse  indented  vert  and 
or,  a  bend  engrailed  arg.  charged  with  three 
lions  passant  of  the  first  bezante.  On  an 
escutcheon  of  pretence,  the  arms  of  Ten- 
nent. 

Crests — Emerson.  A  demi-lion  rampant 
vert,  bezante,  grasping  a  battle-axe,  gules, 
headed  arg.  Tennent.  A  boar's  head 
gules. 

Motto — Drus  protector  noster. 

is5<a^CA  —  Francfort,  in  the  county  of 
Sligo;  and  Tempo,  in  Fermanaghshire.  The 
latter  is  said  to  be  the  estate  and  demesne 
wliich  are  celebrated  in  Miss  Edgeworth's 
Castle  Rackrent ;  and  in  the  mansion  house 


*  ffis  grandfather,  William  Arbuthnot,  settled 
in  Downshire,  anno  1745,  having  eloped  with  an 
heiress,  named  Bruce,  from  Aberdeenshire,  in 
that  vear. 


is  still  shown  the  room  in  which  Lady  Cath- 
cart*  was  imprisoned  by  her  husband,  one 
of  the  Maguires  of  Tempo.  The  grounds, 
though  on  a  small  scale,  are  amongst  the 
most  beautifully  laid  out  in  Ireland. 

Town  Residence — 25,  Duke  Street,  West- 
minster. 

Seats — Tempo,  county  of  Fermanagh; 
the  Lodge,  county  of  Antrim. 


*  Note  to  Edgeworth's  "  Castle  Rackrent." 

This  part  of  the  history  of  the  Rackrent  family 
can  scarcely  be  thought  credible  ;  but  in  justice  to 
honest  Thady,  it  is  hoped  the  reader  will  recollect 
the  history  of  the  celebrated  Lady  Cathcart's 
conjugal  imprisonment.  The  editor  was  acquainted 
with  Colonel  Mc  Guire,  Lady  Cathcart's  hus- 
band ,•  he  has  lately  seen  and  questioned  the  maid 
servant  who  lived  with  Colonel  Mc  Guire  during 
the  time  of  Lady  Cathcart's  imprisonment.  Her 
ladyship  was  locked  up  in  her  own  house  for  many 
years,  during  which  period  her  husband  was 
visited  by  the  neighbouring  gentry,  and  it  was  his 
regular  custom  at  dinner,  to  send  liis  compliments 
to  Lady  Cathcart,  informing  her  that  the  company 
had  the  honor  to  drink  her  ladyship's  health,  and 
begging  to  know  whether  there  was  anything  at 
table  that  she  would  like  to  eat?  The  answer 
was  always,  "  Lady  Cathcart's  compliments,  and 
she  has  every  thing  she  wants."  An  instance  of 
honesty  in  a  poor  Irish  woman  deserves  to  be 
recorded :  Lady  Cathcart  had  some  remarkably 
fine  diamonds,  which  she  had  concealed  from  her 
husband,  and  which  she  was  anxious  to  get  out  of 
the  house,  lest  he  should  discover  them.  She  had 
neither  servant  nor  friend  to  whom  she  could  en- 
trust them,  but  she  had  observed  a  poor  beggar 
woman,  who  used  to  come  to  the  house  ;  she  spoke 
to  her  from  the  window  of  the  room  in  wliich  she 
was  confined  ;  the  woman  promised  to  do  what 
she  desired,  and  Lady  Cathcart  threw  a  parcel, 
containing  the  jewels,  to  her.  The  poor  woman 
carried  them  to  the  person  to  whom  they  were  di- 
rected ;  and  several  years  afterwards,  when  Lady 
Cathcart  recovered  her  liberty,  she  received  her 
diamonds  safely. 

At  Colonel  Mc  Guire's  death  her  ladyship  was 
released.  The  Editor,  within  this  year,  saw  the 
gentleman  who  accompanied  her  to  England  after 
her  husband's  death.  When  she  was  first  told  of 
his  death,  she  imagined  that  the  news  was  not 
true,  and  that  it  was  told  only  with  an  intention  of 
deceiving  her.  At  his  death  she  had  scarcely 
clothes  sufficient  to  cover  her ;  she  wore  a  red 
wig,  looked  scared,  and  her  understanding  seemed 
stupified  ;  she  said  that  she  scarcely  knew  one 
human  creature  from  another  ;  her  imprisonment 
lasted  above  twenty  years. 

This  unhappy  lady  was  the  widow  of  the  eighth 
Lord  Cathcart ;  she  was  his  lordship's  second 
wife,  and  had  no  children  by  him.  She  was  the 
widow,  when  Lord  Cathcart  married  her,  of  Jo- 
seph Sabine,  esq.  of  Tring. 


23 


BENNET,  OF  LALESTON. 


BENNET,  JOHN,  esq.  of  Laleston,  in  the  county  of  Glamorgan,  m.  17th  Jai^ 

1791,  Selenah-Maria-Anne,  daughter  of  Jacob  Grose, 
esq.  of  Appleshaw,  Hants,  (brother  to  Captain  Francis 
Grose,  the  celebrated  antiquarian  and  Richmond  herald) 
by  Frances  Andrews  his  wife,  of  the  family  of  Andrews, 
of  Porton,  in  Hampshire,  and  has  issue, 

JoHN-WiCK,  a  magistrate  and  deputy-lieutenant  for 
Glamorganshire,  who  m,  Anna-Maria-Charlotte, 
relict  of  Thomas  Wyndham,  esq.  of  Dunraven 
Castle,  and  daughter  of  Thomas  Ashby,  esq.  by 
Charlotte  his  wife,  daughter  of  Robert  Jones,  esq. 
of  Fonmon  Castle,  in  the  county  of  Glamorgan. 
Selenah-Catherine-Frances. 
Louisa-Mary- Anne. 

Caroline-Susan,   m.   to  the  Rev.  Edward  Windsor- 
Richards,  rector  of  St.  Andrew's  and  St.  Lythan's,. 
in  Glamorganshire,  and  has  issue, 
William-Powell  Richards. 
Caroline-Matilda  Richards. 
Eliza-Jane  Richards. 
Ellinor. 
Matilda. 

Eliza,  m.  to  William  Head-Deacon,  esq.  of  Longcross 
House,  Glamorganshire,  and  has  a  son, 
Francis-Henry-Head  Deacon. 

Mr.  Bennet  5.  his  father,  13th  December,  1801,  and  served  the  office  of  high-sheriff 
for  the  county  of  Glamorgan,  in  1825. 


Hmcage. 


Sir  Benet  de  Penclawdd  accompanied 
the  Conqueror  to  England,  and  received  for 
his  services  the  lordship  of  Penclawdd,  in 
Gower,  (the  western  extremity  of  Glamor- 
gan j. 

That  the  family  of  w^hich  we  are  treating 
was  settled  there  at  that  period,  divers  re- 
cords fully  substantiate. 

Fuller,  in  his  Church  History,  pp.  165, 
166,  quotes  a  MS.  of  Thomas  Scriven,  esq. ; 
also  Fox,  and  the  Chronicle  of  John  of 
Brompton,  in  proof  that,  amongst  others, 
Bonet  or  Benet  was  one  of  "  such  persons 
as  after  the  battle  were  advanced  to  seig- 
neuries  in  this  land"  (Glamorgan). 

The  following  singular  extract  from  the 
Harl.  MSS.  relates  to  an  ancestor  of  this 
family  in  1113: 

"  Sir  Gr.  Benet,  he  took  the  of 

Ridinges*  and  twenty  whit  horses  to  the 
church,  of  whom  the  family  have  a  tradition 


N.B.  Ridinges  is  now  Rhyddings  in  Gower. 


that  he  always  went  to  the  church  upon 
white  horses,  or  covered  them  with  white 
sheets."    A.  D.  1113.— Harl.  MSS. 

There  are  also  deeds  now  existing  of 
grants  of  land  in  Gower  by  William  Benet, 
bearing  date  respectively  1302  and  1350. 

In  the  Notitia  Cambro-Britannica,  in  pos- 
session of  the  Duke  of  Beaufort,  at  Ball- 
minton,  an  entry  is  made  of  Thomas  Benet 
doing  service  to  the  court  of  Baili  glis,  at 
Brecon,  for  the  manor  of  Upton  Hagarnell." 

Sir  Humfrey  Benet  (son  of  Sir  Benet 
de  Penclawdd),  espoused  Elinor,  daughter 
of  Morgan  Llewellyn  ap  Ivor,  and  thus  ac- 
quired the  estate  of  Kilfigin,  in  the  parish  of 
Llanbader,  in  Monmouthshire.  He  was  s. 
by  his  son. 

Sir  Gervase  Benet,  father  of 
Gronwy  Benet,  who  had  two  sons,  viz. 
I.  HowEL  Benet,  who  had  a  son, 

Gronwy  Benet,  whose  son  and 

successor, 
John  Gronwy  Benet,  m.  Anne 
Kemeys,  and  was  s.  by  his  son^ 


24 


BENNET,  OF  LALESTON. 


HowEL  Benet,  who  m.  (22nd  Ri- 
chard II.)  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Thomas  ap  Gwilim  Jenkin,  of 
Llansaintfread,  in  the  county  of 
Monmouth,  by  Maud,  his  wife, 
daughter  of  Sir  John  Morley,  of 
Ragland  Castle,  and  had  a  son 
and  successor, 

William  ap  Howel  Benet,  who  m. 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  William 
John  Meyric  Coch,  of  Gwent, 
and  was  s.  by  his  sou, 

William  Benet  Coch,  who  m. 
Anne,  daughter  and  heiress  of 
Jerun  Gwylim  Philip,  of  Kefn  y 
Llech,  in  the  county  of  Mon- 
mouth, and  had  issue, 

1.  Reynauld,  wlio  m.  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  William 
Walton, of  Bedfordsliire,  and 
died  s.  p. 

2.  William,  who  died,  leaving 
a  son,  Thomas  Llwyd,  who 
died  s.  p. 

3.  Elizabeth,  who  m.  Thomas 
Wolphe,  of  Monmouthshire, 
and  had  a  daughter  and 
heiress,  Maud  Wolphe,  who 
wedded  Morgan  Morice,  of 
Uske,  in  the  county  of  Mon- 
mouth, thus  conveying  the 
Kilfigin  property  to  that 
family. 

II.  Griffith,  founder  of  the  family  now 
before  us. 

This 

Griffith  Benet  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Henry  Benet,  who  m.  Maud,  daughter  of 
Henry  Basset,  of  Drymau,  in  Glamorgan- 
shire, and  had  a  son  and  successor, 

Robert  Benet,  who  m.  Avis,  daughter 
and  heiress  of  John  Crompe,  of  Sanctuary, 
in  Gower,  and  great  grand-daughter  mater- 
nally of  Caradoc  ap  Ynir  ap  Ivor,  lord  of 
Dyfed,  ancestor  of  Sir  Matthew  Cradoc,  of 
Swansea.    He  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Richard  Benet,  who  espoused  Anne, 
daughter  of  Thomas  ap  Evan  Gwynne,  of 

Priskedwin,  by  ,  his  wife,  daughter  of 

Jenkin  Turbervill,  of  Penlline,*  and  had 
issue, 

1.  William  Benet,  his  heir. 

2.  Elizabeth,  who  ?n.  Richard  Hearne, 
of  Pilton,  in  Glamorganshire,  and 
had  two  sons, 

Robert  Hearne,  who  nt.  Margaret 

Lippincott,  of  Devonshire. 
Richard  Hearne,  who  m.  a  daugh- 


*  By  Cecil  his  wife,  dau.  of  Sir  Matthew  Her- 
bert, of  Swansea,  by  Mary,  d-iughter  of  Sir  Thomas 
Gainage  :  a  descendant  of  tins  Turbervill,  of  Pen- 
lline, was  sheriff  of  Glamorganshire,  in  1550,  and 
Edmund  Gamage,  a  descendant  of  Sir  Thomas,  in 
1662. 


ter  of  Jenkin  Frankl}  n,  of  Park 
y  Brueys. 

3.  Margaret  Benet,  m.  ,  and  had 

issue  a  daughter,  m.  to  Thomas  Ni- 
cholas ap  Rees,  ap  Leison,  ap  Rees, 
ap  Morgan  Vychan,  ap  Caradoc,  ap 
Jestyn  ap  Gwrgan,  and  a  daughter 
m.  Wyborne  of  Wydgate  in  Glamor- 
ganshire. 
Richard  Benet's  only  son, 

William  Benet,  /«.  Isabel,  daughter  of 
Gruffydd  Thomas,  of  Landimore,  by  Mar- 
garet, his  wife,  daughter  of  Morgan  Mansel^ 
of  Gower,  and  was  succeeded  by  his  son, 

John  Bennet,  esq.  who  m.  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  David  Edwards,  esq.  of  Dan  y 
graig,  in  Glamorganshire,  by  Catherine  ap 
Rees,  and  had  issue, 

John,  who  m.  a  daughter  of  —  Lucas, 
esq.  of  Stout  Hall,  in  Glamorgan- 
shire. 

David,  of  whom  presently. 

William,  who  m.  Ellen,  daughter  of 
Rowland  Dawkins,  of  Kilvrough, 
and  had,  with  a  daughter,  in.  to  John 
Stephens,  esq.  of  Eynon's  Fort,  a  son 
Rowland,  who  wedded  Anne,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  Lloyd,  of  Blaen  y 
wrath,  and  had  issue, 

1.  William,  of  Sanctuary,  who  ni. 
Priscilla,  daughter  of  Rowland 
Dawkins,  esq.  of  Kilvrough,  and 
dying  in  1698,  left  issue, 

Rowland,  who  m.  Sarah,  dau. 
of  Manasseh  Mathew,  esq. 
of  Swansea,  and  died  in 
1714. 

Priscilla,  m.  to  William  Ri- 
chards. 

Mary,  m.  to  Thomas  Dorset. 

2.  Mary,  who  m.  —  Wyborne,  of 
Morton,  in  Glamorganshire,  and 
had  a  son, 

Robert  Wyborne,  who  m.  Ca- 
therine, daughter  of  William 
Cradock,  esq.  of  Long  Ash, 
in  Glamorganshire,byMaud, 
his  wife,  daughter  of  Henry 
BoAven,  esq.  of  Court  House, 
in  the  county  of  Glamorgan. 
The  Cradocks  are  descended 
from  Caradoc  ap  Ynir  ap 
Ivor,  and  were  seated  at 
Long  Ash  temp.  Ed.  IV. 
Margaret,  m.  to  Philip  David  ap  Ri- 
chard, of  Penmayne. 
Alice,  m.  to  John  Frankly n,  of  Lly- 
thered. 
The  second  son, 

David  Bennet,  married  Anne  Lucas, 
relict  of  John  Hoskins,  esq.  of  Pitt,  in  Gla- 
morganshire, and  died  in  1066,  leaving  two 
sons,  viz. 

I.  David,  who  wedded  Mary,  daughter 
of  George  Lucas,  esq.  and  had  issue, 


BENNET,  OF  LALESTON. 


2.5 


1  John,  of  Kettle  Hill,  who  was 
sherilV  of  Glaniorsansbire  in 
1695.  He  m.  Maysod,*  daugh- 
ter of  the  Rev.  Richard  Portrey, 
rector  of  Rosilly  and  Ystrad- 
gunlais,  by  Catherine,  his  wife, 
daughter  of  Morgan  Aubrey, 
esq.  of  Yniskedwin,  and  left  at 
his  decease,  in  1723,  an  only  son 
and  heir, 

John,  who  died  in  November, 

1726,  aged  34,  leaving  his 
whole  property  from  the 
right  line  to  his  mother, 
who  m.  secondly,  28th  May, 

1727,  William  Dawk  ins, 
esq.  of  Kilvrough,  in  Gla- 
morganshire, after  whose 
decease,  she  settled  the  es- 
tates on  Thomas  Popkins, 
thus  totally  setting  aside 
every  trace  of  the  original 
family. 

2.  William,  who  m.  Anne,  daugh- 
ter of  George  Lucas,  esq.  of 
Hills,  and  Margaret,  his  wife, 
daughter  of  Richard  Seys,t  esq. 
of  Boverton,  in  Glamorganshire. 
By  this  lady  (who  died  in  1711) 
Mr.  Benett  had  a  son, 

William,    of    Hills,  whose 
daughter, 

Mary,  m.  —  Lucas,  esq. 
of  Stouthall,  in  Gla- 
morganshire. 

3.  Anne,  m.  to  Richard  ap  Evan, 
esq.  of  Cae  Llena. 

4.  Mary,  m.  to  Edward  Portrey, 
esq. 

5.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  David  Thomas, 
esq.  recorder  of  Swansea. 

II.  John. 
The  second  son, 

John  Bennet,  esq.  born  in  1630,  espoused 
Mary  Jones,  of  Laleston,  daughter  of  Cap- 
tain Thomas  Jones,  of  Frampton,  in  Gla- 
morganshire, by  his  wife,  Mary  Turbervill,^ 
of  Ogmore.  By  the  heiress  of  Laleston 
(who  died  10th  December,  1726)  Mr.  Bennet 
had  issue, 


*  This  lady  was  great  grandaughter  of  Sir  John 
Wogan. 

t  Richard  Seys  was  son  and  heir  of  Roger 
Seys,  who  m.  Elizabeth  Voss,  heiress  of  Boverton, 
and  was  attorney-general,  temp.  Elizabeth. 
-  X  This  lady  lies  interred  in  the  parish  church 
of  Laleston,  wherein  she  is  described  as  "  Mary 
Turbervill,  daughter  of  Thomas  Turbervill,  of  Og- 
more, first  wife  to  Thomas  Jones,  of  Laleston,  and 
late  wife  to  William  Thomas,  of  the  same,  who 
dyed  ye  16  day  of  8^"  A.D.  1670." 


JoIhi,  who  died  s.  p. 
Thomas,  who  m.  Hester,  daughter  and 
heiress  of  William  Evans,  esq.  of 
Landebie,  in  Carmarthenshire,  and 
had  issue, 

Mary,  m.  to  Michael  Williams, 
esq.  of  Newcastle,  sherift'  in 
1719.  She  died  20th  August, 
1717,  aged  21. 

 ,  m.  to  Iltid  Evans,  esq.  of 

Landebie. 

David,  who  died  s.  p.  1st  December, 

1700,  aged  28. 
William. 

Mary.  m.  first,  to  Bepjamin  Watkins, 
esq.  of  Penyr  wrlodd,  in  Brecon- 
shire,  who  died  in  1701.    She  wedded 
secondly,  William  Fleming,  esq. 
Mr.  Bennet  died  12th  May,  1707,  and  was 
buried  in  the  parish  church  of  Laleston. 
His  son, 

William  Bennet,  esq.  married  Mary, 
daughter  of  Richard  Llewellyn,  esq.  of  Ynis 
y  gerwn,  in  Glamorganshire,  and  had  issue, 
John,  who  died  p. 
Thomas,  heir. 
David,  who  d.  .9.  p. 
William,  successor  to  his  brother. 
Jane,  m.  to  Edward  Gwynne,  esq.  of 

Llantrissant. 
Anne,  m.  Rev.  Robert  Davies,  rector 
of  Blaen  Baylan,  Glamorganshire. 
The  eldest  surviving  son  and  heir, 

Thomas  Bennet,  esq.  of  Laleston,  served 
the  office  of  sheriff  for  Glamorganshire  in 
1768.  He  m.  Mary,  daughter  of  Edward 
Walters,  esq.  of  Pitcot,  sheriff  in  1754,  but 
dying  issueless,  29th  January,  1772,  was  s. 
by  his  brother, 

William  Bennet,  esq.  of  Laleston,  who 
m.  first,  the  daughter  of  Robert  Morris,  esq. 
of  Gnisarwad,  high  sheriff  for  Glamorgan- 
shire in  1742;  and  secondly,  Catherine, 
daughter  of  Edward  Wilkins,  esq.  of  Lan- 
twit ;  by  the  latter  of  whom  he  had  issue. 
John,  his  heir. 
Thomas,  who  died  s.  p. 
Mary,  m.  to  Morgan  Price  Smith,  esq. 
of  Newhouse. 

Catherine,  (        ^^^^  ^'^^ 
Mr.  Bennet  died  in  1801,  aged  80,  and  was 
s.  by  his  son,  the  present  John  Bennet, 
esq.  of  Laleston. 

A7'ms — Arg.  three  goats'  heads  erased  sa. 
barbed  a.nd  double  armed  or,  langued  gu. 

Crest — A  goat's  head,  as  in  the  arms. 

Motto — Aut  nunquam  tentes,  aut  perfice. 

Estates — In  the  counties  of  Glamorgan 
and  Carmarthen. 

Seat — Laleston  House,  in  Glamorgan- 
shire. 


26 


D'ARCY-EVANS,  OF  KNOCKADERRY  HOUSE. 

EVANS-D'ARCY,  THOMAS,  esq.  of  Knockaderry  House,  in  the  county  o. 
Limerick,  m.  in  1814,  Brabazon,  second  daughter  of  Richard  Taylour,  esq.  of  Holly 
Park,  in  the  county  of  Limerick.  Mr.  Evans  s.  his  father,  24th  February,  1797,  and 
assumed,  upon  inheriting  the  fortune  of  his  maternal  uncle,  Colonel  James  D'Arcy, 
the  additional  surname  of  DArcy. 


This  is  a  junior  branch  of  the  family  of 
Evans,  of  Ash  Hill,  and  Miltown  Castle, 
(see  vol.  i.  p.  593.) 

The  Rev. 

Thomas  Waller  Evans,  rector  of  Dun- 
manway,  in  the  county  of  Cork  (second  son 
of  Thomas  Evans,  esq.  of  Miltown  Castle, 
M.P.  for  Castlemartyr,  and  brother  of  the 
first  Lord  Carbery,  by  Mary,  daughter  of 
James  Waller,  esq.  of  Castletown,  in  the 
county  of  Limerick,  governor  of  Kingsale, 
temj).'  Queen  Anne),  m.  21st  April,  1763, 
Catherine,  only  daughter,  of  James  Conyers 
D'Arcy,*  esq.  of  Knockaderry  House,  in 
the  county  of  Limerick,  by  whom  (who  d. 
13th  April,  1804)  he  had  issue, 

I.  Thomas,  his  heir. 

II.  James,  who  has  also  assumed  the 
name  of  D'Arcy,  m.  in  May,  1800, 
Arabella,  third  daughter  of  Samuel 
Leake,  esq.  and  by  her,  who  died 
20th  March,  1833,  had  issue,  who 
survived  infancy. 

Thomas  D'Arcy,  h.  12th  March, 
1808. 

James,  h.  1st  May,  1812,  killed  by 
a  fall  from  a  pony,  lOtli  March, 
1823. 


*  I\Ir.  D'Arcy  was  lineally  descended  from 
William  D'Arcy,  of  Platin,  son  of  John  D'Arcy, 
Lord  D'Ai  cy,  a  person  of  great  celebrity  in  the 
reigns  of  J  dward  I.,  Edward  II.,  and  Edward 
III.,  by  his  second  wife,  Joane,  daughter  of 
Richard  de  Burgh,  Earl  of  Ulster.  Lord  D'Arcy 
was  Justice  of  Ireland  and  Constable  of  the  Tower 
of  London.  See  Burke's  Extinct  and  Dormant 
Peerage, 


John,  h.  29th  September,  1817. 
Catherine,  m,  6th  July,  1832,  to 

Robert  Deane  Hay,  esq.  R.N. 
Elizabeth,  m.  15th  August,  1829, 

to  John  Evans  Lucas,  esq. 
Emily-Mary. 
Mary- Anne. 
Arabella. 

III.  Eyre,  m.  16th  May,  1821 ,  Elizabeth, 
eldest  daughter  of  Thomas  Austin, 
esq.  and  has  issue,  Thomas,  Eliza- 
beth, and  Catherine. 

IV.  John,  captain  in  the  24th  regiment, 
killed  at  the  battle  of  Talavera,  26th 
July,  1809. 

V.  Elizabeth- Waller. 

VI.  Catherine,  m,  in  July,  1800,  to 
Sampson  Beamish,  esq.  of  Kilmaloda 
House,  in  the  county  of  Cork. 

Mr.  Evans  died  at  Dunmanway,  24th  Fe- 
bruary, 1797,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 
the  present  Thomas  D'Arcy-Evans,  esq.  of 
Knockaderry  House. 

Arms — Same  as  Evans,  of  Portrane  ; 
quartering  az.  three  cinquefoils,  and  semee 
of  cross  crosslets  arg.  for  D'Arcy. 

Crests — 1st.  A  demi-lion  reguardant  or, 
bearing  between  its  paws  a  boar's  head 
couped  sable.  2nd.  On  a  wreath,  a  spear 
broken  into  three  pieces,  or,  headed  arg. 
and  banded  together  by  a  ribband  gules. 

Motto — Libertas. 

Estates — In  the  county  of  Limerick. 

Seat — Knockaderry  House,  near  New- 
castle, in  the  county  of  Limerick. 


27 


RADCLIFFE,  OF  WARLEGH. 


RADCLIFFE,  THE  REV.  WALTER,  of  Warlegh,  in  the  county  of  Devon,  m. 
Ist  February,  1812,  Abby-Emma,  daughter  of  Abraham  Franco,  esq.  and  sister  of 
Sir  Ralph  Lopes,  of  Maristow,  by  whom  he  has  issue, 

Walter-Copleston.  Sarah-Lydia. 
Copleston -Lopes.  Charlotte-Hester. 
William-Poliexfen.  Emma- Admonition. 

Mr.  RadcHffe,  who  is  a  magistrate  for  Devonshire,  inherited  the  estates  at  the  demise 
of  his  uncle,  in  June,  1805. 

ILmeagc. 

husband  Humphrey  Granes)  he 
left  at  his  decease  in  1664  with  a 
younger  son  John,  who  died  un- 
married in  1668,  a  successor, 
Walter,  of  London,  and  of 
Navestock,  in  Essex,  who 
m.  Mrs.  Jane  Coningsby, 
and  dying  in  1683,  left,  to 
survive  liim,  three  daughters, 
his  co-lieirs,  viz.  Jane,  Anne, 
and  Frances. 

II.   

III.  Jasper. 

IV.  Mary,  m.  to  Philip  Payne,  merchant 
of  London. 

V.  Elizabeth,  7ri.  to  Edward  Hungerford, 
esq.  of  Barton  Place,  Exeter. 

The  third  son, 

Jasper  Radcliffe,  esq.  of  Hockwortliy 
Court,  in  the  county  of  Devon,  who  m. 
Mary,  daughter  of  William  Franklin,  esq. 
of  Middlesex,  barrister  at  law,  and  left,  at 
his  decease,  aged  seventy-eight,  an  only  sou 
i  and  heir, 

Jasper  Radcliffe,  esq.  of  Hockwortliy 
Court,  and  Franklyn,  in  Devon.  This  gen- 
tleman espoused  Jane,  daughter  of  Solomon 
Andrews,  esq.  of  Lyme  Regis,  in  Dorset- 
shire, and  had  issue, 
Jasper,  J 

Andrew,     successive  inheritors. 
Walter,  ; 

Jane,  m.  to  —  Wills,  esq. 
Mary.  m.  first,  to  —  Kemp,  esq.  ;  and 
secondly,  to  —  Gregor,  esq.  of  Corn- 
wall. 

Elizabeth,  m.  to  —  Banbury,  esq. 
Martha,  m.  i8th  May,  1721,  to  the  Rev. 

John  Fursman,  A.M.  of  Exeter. 
Sarah,  died  young. 
Mr.  Radcliffe,  who  served  the  office  of  high 
sheriff  for  the  county  of  Devon  in  1696,  died 
in  Dec.  1704,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Jasper  Radcliffe,  esq.  of  Hockworthy 
Court,  at  whose  decease,  unmarried,  in 
1710,  the  estates  devolved  on  his  next  bro- 
ther. 


John  Radcliffe,  of  Kingset,  in  the 
county  of  Devon,  held  lands,  &cc.  in  King- 
set,  and  in  Maritavy,  of  the  Queen,  by  ser- 
vice of  fealty.  He  m.  and  had,  with  younger 
children, 

John,  of  Colompton,  in  Devon,  aged 
thirty  years  at  his  father's  death.  He 
died  in  1584,  and  had  issue, 

1.  Mary,  m.  to  Thomas  Skinner, 
esq. 

2.  Prudence. 

3.  Joan. 

4.  Rebecca. 

5.  Susanna. 
Wh.liam. 

John  Radcliff"e  died  6th  October,  1560,  (inq. 
post  mortem  taken  at  the  Castle  of  Exeter, 
4th  October,  Elizabeth).  His  second  son, 
William  Radcliffe,  esq.  of  Exeter, 
merchant,  who  m.  Miss  Horsie,  of  Dorset, 
and  had  issue, 

I.  Walter,  of  Exeter,  merchant,  who 
had,  with  a  daughter  Mary,  wife  of 
John  Osborne,  esq.  a  son, 

Walter,  of  London,  wlio  m.  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Jolm  Heather, 
esq.  alderman  of  London,  bv 
whom  (who  m.  for  lier  second 


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BAGSHAWE,  OF  WORMHILL  HALL. 


Andrew  Radcliffk,  esq.  who  also  died 
unmarried  before  9tli  November,  1726,  and 
was     by  liis  only  brother, 

Walter  Radcliffe,  esq.  of  Franklin, 
baptized  at  St.  Thomas's,  near  Exeter,  27th 
June,  1693,  who  purchased  in  1741  from 
John  Bampfylde,  esq.  of  Hestercombe,  the 
estate  of  Warleigh,  in  Devon.  He  m. 
12th  September,  1721,  Admonition,  second 
daughter  of  William  Bastard,  esq.  of  Gras- 
ton,  in  Devon,  and  grand-daughter  of  Sir 
William  Bastard,  knt.  by  Grace,  daughter 
of  Sir  John  Bampfylde,  bart.  and  Gertrude 
Copleston,  his  wife,  heiress  of  Warlegh. 
By  her  he  had  issue, 

James,  who  pre-deceased  his  father, 
unmarried. 

J^hn'^'^^'  \  successively  "  of  Warlegh/^ 
William,  slain  at  Warburgh  in  1760, 

unmarried. 
Pollexfen,  who  died  in  infancy. 
Copleston,  in  holy  orders,  M.A.  rector 
of  Stoke  Clemsland,  in  Cornwall,  and 
vicar  of  Tamerton  Foliott,  in  Devon- 
shire, who   m.  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Samuel  Peter,  esq.  of  Percothan,  in 
Cornwall,  (by  Sarah,  his  wife,  heiress 
of  Edward  Hoblyn,  esq.  of  Plymouth, 
and  of  Colquite,  in  Cornwall,)  and 
left,  at  his  decease  in  1805,  three 
sons  and  three  daughters,  viz. 
Walter,  heir  to  his  uncle. 
John,  of  New  Lin,  in  Middlesex, 
who  died  30th  October,  1831, 
leaving  one  son  and  two  daugh- 
ters, viz. 

1.  John- William. 


2.  Anne-Grace-Admonition. 

3.  Margaret-Jane. 
Copleston,  a  captain  in  the  royal 

navy,  who  was  killed  in  1814  i: 
boarding  an  American  schooner 
at  Fort  Eric,  in  North  America. 
Sarah- Anne. 
Admonition-Peter. 
Gertrude- Joanna. 
Ann-Grace,  who   died  unmarried  in 
1781. 

Admonition,  died  unmarried  in  1741. 
Jane,  m.  in  1761  to  the  Rev.  John  Foote, 

of  Beer  Ferry,  Devonshire,  and  died 

in  1770. 

Joanna,  m.  to  Richard  Stone,  esq.  of 

Bodmin,  and  d.  in  1792. 
Mary,  m.  to  Aaron  Ramsay,  of  Duns- 

bere,  Devon,  and  died  in  1804. 
Martha,  died  young. 
Mr.  Radcliffe  dying  16th  November,  1752, 
was  buried  at  Tamerton  Foliott,  and  s.  by 
his  eldest  son, 

Walter  Radcliffe,  esq.  of  Warlegh, 
born  at  Franklin  in  1733,  who  died  unmar- 
ried 9th  April,  1803,  and  was  s.  by  his  bro- 
ther, 

John  Radcliffe,  esq.  of  Warlegh,  born 
in  1735,  at  whose  decease,  in  June,  1805,  the 
family  estates  devolved  upon  his  nephew, 
the  present  Rev.  Walter  Radcliffe,  of 
Warlegh. 

Arms — Arg.  a  bend  engrailed  sa.  a  canton 
of  the  first,  charged  with  a  horse's  head,  sa. 
Crest — On  a  mural  crown  a  bull's  head. 
Motto — Caeteris  major  qui  melior. 
Estates — In  Devon. 
Seat — Warlegh,  Plymouth. 


BAGSHAWE,  OF  WORMHILL  HALL,  AND  OF  THE  OAKES. 


BAGSHAWE,  WILLIAM-JOHN,  esq.  M.A.  of  WormhiU  Hall,  and  of  the  Oakes, 


in  Norton,  both  in  the  county  of  Derby,  barrister-at-law, 
b.  13th  April,  1793,  m.  12th  October,  1822,  Sarah,  third 
daughter  of  William  Partridge,  esq.  of  Bishop's  Wood, 
in  Herefordshire,  and  has  had  issue, 

William-Leonard-Gill,  h.  18th  October,  1828. 

Francis-Westby,  h.  4th  April,  1832. 

Sarah-Ellena,  d.  in  infancy. 

Sarah-Alicia. 

Elizabeth-Ursula. 

Caroline-Anne. 

Helen-Gertrude. 

Mr.  Bagshawe  succeeded  his  father,  Sir  William  Cham- 
bers-Bagshawe,  29th  June,  1832.  He  is  a  magistrate 
for  Derbyshire,  and  the  West  Riding  of  Yorkshire,  and  a 
deputy-lieutenant  for  the  former  county. 


BACSHAWE,  OF  WORMHILL  HALL. 


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Hmeage. 


John  dh  i,'  Hall,  of  Hucklow  (whose 
ancestor  of  the  same  name  was,  by  deed 
dat(  (I  \:yii),  forester  to  the  king),  liehl  lands 
in  Wormliill  as  forester  of  Peak  Forest. 
His  daiiglitcr  and  co-heiress, 

ALicii  Dii  l'  Hall,  espoused  Nicholas 
Bagshawk,  of  Abuey,  in  the  county  of 
Derby,  and  in  1449,  Johanna  and  Cecilia, 
the  other  co-heirs,  conveyed  their  claim  to 
certain  lands  in  Wormhill,  "  cum  &c.  qua? 
nobis  descenderunt  jure  et  heritagio  post 
decessum  dicti  Johannis  Patris  nostri  et 
quae  jaceiit  in  villa  et  in  campis  de  Worm- 
hill,  NiciioLAO  Bagshawe,  de  Wormhill, 
et  Alicia:,  uxori  suae/'  The  son  and  heir 
of  this  marriage, 

William  Bagshawi:,  of  Abney,  wedded 
a  daughter  of  —  Brow^ne,  of  Chapel  en  le 
Frith,  in  Derbyshire,  and  had  a  son  and 
successor, 

Nicholas  Bagshawe,  of  Abney,  who  m. 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Humphrey  Rugge- 
ley,  of  Longden,  in  Staffordshire,  and  had 
(with  four  younger  sons,  William,  Osmond, 
Robert,  and  Thomas,) 

1.  Nicholas,  of  Farewell,  in  Stafford- 
shire, who  ni.  Jane,  daughter  of  Ro- 
bert Lynacre,  and  had  two  daughters, 

Elizabeth,  b.  in  1576,  m.  to  

Saunders. 
Margaret,  in.  to  —  Harcourt,  and 

d.  in  1659. 

2.  Edward. 
The  second  son, 

Edward  Bagshawe,  esq.  of  Abney,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Robert  Greatorix, 
of  Greatorix,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Nicholas  Bagshawe,  esq.  of  Abney,  who 
wedded  Isabell,  daughter  of  Robert  Ben- 
bridge,  of  Wormhill,  and  had  a  son  and 
successor, 

Henry  Bagshawe,  esq.  of  Abney,  who 
espoused  Ann,  daughter  of  Robert  Barker, 
esq.  of  Abney,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

William  Bagshawe,  esq.  of  Litton,  Great 
Hucklow,  and  Abney,  born  in  1598.  This 
gentleman  m.  first,  Jane,  daughter  of  Robert 
Oldfield,  of  Litton,  and  had,  with  several 
daughters,  seven  sons  to  survive  infancy,  viz. 
i       I.  William,  of  Ford,  B.A.  a  non-con- 
formist minister,  called  the  "Apostle 
of  The  Peak,''  who  m.  Agnes,  daugh- 
ter of  Peter  Barker,  of  Darley,  in 
Derbyshire,  and  dying  in  1702,  was 
buried  in  the  chancel  of  the  Chapel 
en  le  Frith.    By  Agnes,  his  wife, 
who  died  in  1701,  he  left  a  son  and 
successor, 

Samuel,  of  Ford,  who  m.  20th 
April,  1685,  Sarah,  daughter 
and  co-heir  of  Samuel  Child, 


esq.  of  Holmes,  by  Faith,  his 
wife,  daughter  of  William  Spen- 
cer, esq.  of  Attercliffe  Hall,  and 
had,  with  younger  children, 

I.  William,  b.  in  1686,  who 
m.  Mary,  daughter  of  John 
Wingfield,  esq.  of  Hazel- 
barrow,  and  d.  s.  p.  in  1756. 

II.  Samuel,  b.  1st  January, 
1689,  a  colonel  in  the  army, 
who  m.  Catherine,  daughter 
of  Sir  John  Caldwell,  bart. 
of  Castle  Caldwell,  and  left 
issue,  at  his  demise  in  1762, 

1.  Samuel,  of  Ford  Hall, 
b.  in  1756,  and  d.  s.  p. 
16th  May,  1804. 

2.  John,  of  The  Oakes, 
baptized  11th  June, 
1758,  and  d.  at  Staines, 
29th  August,  1801. 

3.  William,  in  holy  or- 
ders, incumbent  of 
Wormhill  Chapel  and 
of  Banner  Cross,  in  the 
county  of  York,  b.  6th 
January,  1763.  He  m. 
Ann,  dau.  of  Samuel 
Foxlowe,  esq.  of  Stave- 
ly,  and  has  had  issue, 

William,  b.  15th  De- 
cember, 1803,  and 
d.  9th  November, 
1818. 

Mary  -  Catherine - 
Ann  E,m.  24th  Sep- 
tember, 1829,  to 
Henry  -  Mawood, 
second  son  of  Geo. 
Bustard  Greaves, 
esq. 

II.  Michael. 

III.  Henry. 

IV.  Thomas. 

V.  Robert,  who  m.  a  daughter  of  John 
Taylor,  esq. 

VI.  John,  of  Great  Hucklow,  high  she- 
riff for  Derbyshire  in  1696,  who  m. 
first,  Grace,  daughter  of  Henry 
Bright,  esq.  of  the  county  of  York, 
and  had  issue, 

William,  of  Hucklow,  whose  issue 

is  now  extinct. 
Gertrude,  w.  to  George  Beaumont, 

esq.  of  The  Oaks,  in  Darton, 

ancestor  of  the  Beaumonts,  of 

BrettoH  Hall. 
He  wedded  secondly,  Elizabeth,  dau. 
of  Samuel  Cotes,  esq.  of  Nottingham, 
and  had  four  sons,  who  died  issue- 
less, and  a  daughter,  Elizabeth,  m. 


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BAGSHAWE,  OF  WORMHILL  HALL. 


to  Alexander  Radcliffe,  esq.  of  Fox 
Darton. 
VII.  Adam. 
Tlie  youngest  son, 

Adam  Bagshawe,  esq.  of  Wormhill  Hall, 
living  in  1707,  espoused  Alice,  daughter  of 
Richard  Tor,  esq.  of  Goosehill  Castleton, 
Derbyshire,  and  had  issue, 

Adam,  his  heir,  who  m.  first,  Margaret, 
daughter  and  heiress  of  Thomas  Nul- 
tall,  esq.  and  secondly,  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Paul  Webster,  esq.  of 
Chesterfield.  He  d.  24th  May,  1729, 
leaving  an  only  child, 

Margaret,  b.  20th  April,  1710, 
m.  to  Robert  Radcliffe,  esq.  of 
Fox  Darton,  in  Lancashire,  and 
d.  16th  November,  1736. 
Richard,  of  whom  presently. 
William,  baptized  in  December,  1679, 

and  d.  23rd  September,  1751. 
John,  British  consul  at  Genoa,  baptized 

28th  March,  1681,  d.  in  1737. 
Susanna,  m.  to  Richard  Heathcote,  esq. 

of  Taxall,  in  Staffordshire. 
Elizabetli,  b.  9th  October,  1676,  m.  to 
Thomas  Birtles,  esq. 
The  second  son, 

Richard  Bagshawe,  esq.  of  Castleton, 
born  14th  March,  1675,  served  the  office  of 
sheriff  for  the  county  of  Derby,  in  1721. 
He  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  and  heiress  of 
Henry  Gill,  esq.  of  The  Oakes,  by  his  wife, 
Ursula,  daughter  and  heiress  of  William 
Drake,  esq.  of  Cotes  Hall,  in  the  West 
Riding  of  Yorkshire,  and  had  several  chil- 
dren, viz. 

Henry,  died  in  infancy. 
Richard,  heir  to  his  father. 
Adam,  d.  young. 

JoHN^'^^'  (  successive  inheritors. 

Ursula,  b.  in  1703. 

Elizabeth,  d.  unm.  in  1778. 

Alicia,  twin  with  EUena,  b.  13th  April, 
1710,  m.  17th  October,  1730,  to  John 
Fell,  esq.  of  Attercliffe,  but  d.  s.  p. 

Ellena,  who  m.  William  Chambers,  of 
Hull,  M.D.  and  had  issue, 

1.  Richard  Chambers,  d.  unm.  in 
1741. 

2.  William  Chambers,  also  d.  un- 
married, in  1782. 

3.  Elizabeth  Chambers,  b.  15+h 
November,  1734,  who  wedded 
Ralph  Darling,  esq.  of  Kingston- 
upon-HuU,  and  d.  14th  Febru- 
ary, 1799,  leaving  issue, 

William  Chambers  Darling, 
of  whom  presently,  as  in- 
heritor of  the  Bagshawe  es- 
tates. 

Helen,  who  d.  unmarried. 
Elizabeth,  m.  to  Joshua  Jar- 
vis,  esq.  of  Hull,  and  d.  s.  p. 


Anne,  m.  to  Thomas  White- 
head,esq.  of  Hull,  and  d.s.p. 

4.  Ursula  Chambers,  d.  young. 

5.  Ellen  Chambers,  d.  unmarried, 
in  1820. 

G.  Alice  Chambers,  d.  young,  in 
1749. 

7.  Anne  Chambers,  d.  unmarried, 
in  1783. 

Mary,  m.  to  John  Howarth,  esq.  of 
Manchester,  and  had  a  daughter, 
Sarah  Howarth,  who  wedded,  in  1775, 
the  Hon.  Edward  Perceval,  a  younger 
son  of  the  second  Earl  of  Egmont. 
Richard  Bagshawe  d.  in  1750,  and  was  s. 
by  his  son, 

Richard  Bagshaw,  esq.  gentleman  usher 
of  the  privy-chamber  and  a  magistrate  for 
Derbyshire,  who  m.  Mary,  daugliter  of  John 
Simpson,  esq.  of  Babworth,  in  Notts,  but 
dying  s.  p.  the  representation  of  the  family 
devolved  on  his  next  brother, 

William  Bagshaw,  esq.  L  in  October, 
1713,  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  the  West 
Riding  of  Yorkshire  and  for  the  county  of 
Derby.  He  died  unmarried,  30th  June, 
1785,  and  was  s.  by  his  brother, 

John  Bagshaw,  esq.  of  The  Oakes,  born 
19th  June,  1715,  at  whose  decease,  unmar- 
ried, the  family  estates  passed  to  his  grand- 
nephew, 

William  Chambers  Dalling,  M.  D. — 
(Refer  to  issue  of  Ellena,  daughter  of  Ri- 
chard Bagshawe,  who  was  sheriff  of  Derby- 
shire in  1721.)    Dr.  Dalling,  who  was  born 
19th  February,  1771,  assumed,  by  sign  ma- 
nual, in  1801,  the  surname  and  arms  of  Bag- 
sliawe.    In  1805  he  was  high  sheriff  of  Der- 
byshire, and  during  that  year  received  the 
honour  of  knighthood.    Sir  William  m.  3rd 
May,  1792,  Helen,  second  daughter  of  Na- 
thaniel Ridgard,  esq,  of  Gainsborough,  in 
the  county  of  Lincoln,  and  had  issue, 
William-John,  his  heir. 
Henry-Ridgard,  M.  A.  barrister  at  law, 
born  1st  November,  1799,  m.  Catha- 
rine-Elizabeth,   daughter   of  John 
Gunning,  esq.  and  has  issue, 

1.  William-Henry  Gunning,  born 
18th  August,  1825. 

2.  John-Bernard. 

3.  Edward-Gilpin. 

4.  Catherine-Helen. 
Edward-Benjamin,  in  holy  orders,  M.A. 

rector  of  Eyam,  in  the  county  of 
Derby,  born  15th  October,  1800,  m. 
8th  June,  1826,  Jane,  fourth  daugh- 
ter of  William  Partridge,  esq.  of 
Bishop's  Wood,  Herefordshire,  and 
has  issue, 

1.  Edward- Arthur,  b.  18th  Febru- 
ary, 1830. 

2.  William-Perceval. 
Charles-Frederic,  in  holy  orders,  M.A. 

phaplain  to  the  New  Bailey,  Man- 


BOURNE,  OF  HILDERSTONE  HALL. 


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cliester,  born  28th  October,  1801,  m. 
2Ist  August,  1830,  Elizabeth -Ann, 
daughter  of  George  Hobson,  esq.  of 
London  and  Yorkshire,  and  has  issue. 

Richard  Cliambers,  born  25th  Marcli, 
1805,  died  in  Jamaica  in  1827. 

Samuel-Robinson,  lieutenant  7th  regi- 
ment Bengal  native  infantry,  born 
28th  July  1806,  m.  6th  December, 

1826,  Miss  Roache,  and  has  issue. 
Francis-Darling,  lieutenant  5th  regi- 
ment Bombay  native  infantry,  born 
18th  June,  1807. 

Edmund-Lloyd,  born  8th  December, 
1808. 

Augustus- Adam,  born  27th  February, 
1815. 

Caroline,  vi.  13th  May,  1817,  to  John 
Frederic  Foster,  esq.  barrister  at 
law,  a  magistrate  for  Lancashire,  and 
has  issue. 

Mary  Ann,  rw.  in  January,  1817,  Wil- 
liam Foster,  esq.  of  Kempstone,  in 
Bedfordshire,  by  whom  (who  died 
in  1829)  she  has  a  son,  Frederick 
Foster,  born  17th  June,  1818. 

Charlotte-Helen,  who  m.  13th  August, 

1827,  the  R(^v.  Isaac  Dixon,  vicar  of 
Garton,  in  Holderness,  and  has  issue. 


Georgiana-Jubilee,  m.  to  Charles  Her- 
bert White,  lieutenant  8th  Bengal 
light  cavalry,  and  has  issue. 

Emily. 

Sir  William  Chambers  Bagshawe,  who  was 
a  magistrate  and  deputy  lieutenant  for  the 
West  Riding  of  Yorkshire,  and  for  the 
county  of  Derby,  and  also  in  the  commission 
of  the  peace  for  Lancashire,  died  29th  June, 
1832,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son,  the  present 
WiLLiAM-JoHN  Bagshawe,  esq.  of  Wormhill 
Hall,  and  of  the  Oakes. 

Arms — Per  pale  erminois  and  gu.  a  bugle 
stringed  between  three  roses,  all  counter- 
changed,  barbed  and  seeded,  ppr.  quartering 
the  ensigns  of  Gill,  Westby,  and  Drake. 

Crest — A  dexter  cubit  arm  issuing  out  of 
the  clouds,  the  hand  ppr.  holding  a  bugle 
horn,  or,  the  handle  sa.  within  the  strings  a 
rose  gu. 

Motto — Forma,  flos  ;  fama,  flatus. 

Estates — Wormhill  Hall,  in  the  parish 
of  Tideswell ;  Goosehill  Hall.  Castleton  ; 
and  the  Oakes,  in  Norton,  all  in  the  county 
of  Derby. 

Seats — The  Oakes,  in  Norton,  near  Shef- 
field ;  Wormhill  Hall,  near  Buxton. 


BOURNE,  OF  HILDERSTONE  HALL. 

BOURNE,  RALPH,  esq.  of  Hilderstone  Hall,  in  the  county  of  Stafford,  h.  2nd 
March,  1772,  m.  21st  December,  1793,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Thomas  Bagnall,  esq.  of 
an  ancient  family  in  the  same  shire,  and  relict  of  William  Baker,  esq.  by  whom  he 
has  an  only  son, 

James,  h.  17th  July,  1796. 

This  gentleman,  who  is  an  acting  magistrate  and  deputy  lieutenant  for  the  county  of 
Stafford,  has  founded  and  endowed  a  beautiful  Gothic  church  and  school,  at  Hilder- 
Istone. 

James  Bourne,  esq.  of  Fenton,  in  the 
parish  of  Stoke-upon-Trent,  in  the  county 
of  Staflord,  descended  from  a  respectable 
family  in  that  shire,  espoused,  in  1766,  Jane, 
daughter  of  John  Dayson,  esq.  of  Shelton, 
by  Mary,  his  wife,  relict  of  James  Stanna- 
way,  esq.  and  had  issue, 
Ralph,  his  heir. 

John,  of  Fenton,  merchant,  6.  4th  April, 
1774. 

Charles,  of  Fenton,  merchant,  h.  21st 
November,  1776,  who  m.  in  1798, 
Mary,  daughter  of  William  Edwards, 
esq.  of  Lane  Delph,  in  the  county  of 
Stafford,  and  has  Charles,  Ralph 
John,  Mary,  and  Charlotte. 
Molly,  m.  4th  October,  1794,  to  William 
Baker,  esq.  of  Fenton,  and  had  issue 


32 


FRANCE,  OF  BOSTOCK  HALL. 


Charlotte,  m.  in  1804,  to  John  Pratt, 
esq.  of  Lane  Delph,  and  had  issue. 
Mr.  Bourne  d.  23rd  August,  1789,  and  was 
buried  at  Stoke-upon-Trent.  His  eldest  son 
and  successor  is  the  present  Ralph  Bourne, 
esq.  of  Hilderstone  Hall. 

Arms — Arg.  on  a  mount  vert,  and  in  base 
barry  wavy  of  four  of  the  field  and  azure,  a 
castle,  triple  towered  gu.  two  flaunches  of 
the  last ;  on  a  chief  nebuly  of  the  third,  the 
sun  in  splendour  between  two  estoiles  of  the 
first. 


Crest — On  a  mount  vert,  a  Pegasus  sa- 
liant  per  fess  or  and  gu.  charged  on  the 
body  with  two  fountains  ppr.  in  the  mouth 
a  trefoil  slipped  vert. 

Motto — Haec  omnia  transeunt. 

Estates — The  manor  of  Hilderstone  and 
Spot  Grange,  in  the  parish  of  Stone,  and 
Fenton  Culvert  and  Fenton  Vivian,  in  the 
parish  of  Stoke,  in  the  county  of  Stafford. 

Seat — Hilderstone  Hall,  Staffordshire. 


FRANCE,  OF  BOSTOCK  HALL. 

FRANCE,  JAMES-FRANCE,  esq.  of  Bostock  Hall,  in  the  county  of  Chester,  b. 
2nd  Februaiy,  1794,  inherited  the  estates  at  the  decease  of  his  father,  in  1816.  This 
gentleman,  a  magistrate  and  deputy  lieutenant  for  the  county  of  Chester,  seiTed  the 
oliice  of  high  sheriff  in  1821. 


Thomas  Hayhurst,  esq.  of  a  Lancashire 
family,  inheriting  the  fortune  of  his  uncle, 
James  France,  esq.  of  Everton,  assumed,  in 
1796,  in  compliance  with  the  testamentary 
injunction  of  that  gentleman,  the  surname 
and  arms  of  France.    He  had  issue, 

I.  Jame.s-France,  his  heir. 

II.  Thomas,  in  holy  orders,  who  m.  in 
1831,  Helen,  eldest  daughter  of  John 
Hosken-Harper,  esq.  of  Davenham 
Hall,  in  the  county  of  Chester. 

III.  Henry-Hayhurst,  a  captain  in  the 
6th  regiment  of  dragoon  guards. 

IV.  Sarah,  m.  to  William  Wallace  Cur- 
rie,  esq.  son  of  the  late  Dr.  Currie. 


V.  Ellen. 

VI.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Stanley  Perceval, 
esq.  of  Liverpool. 

VII.  Marianne,  m.  to  Myles,  eldest  son 
of  Myles  Sandys,  esq.  of  Graythwaite 
Hall,  Lancashire. 

VI II.  Frances. 

IX.  Harriet,  m.  to  George  Littledale, 
esq.  late  of  Sandovvn. 

X.  Caroline,  m.  to  John,  son  of  John 
Hamilton,  esq.  of  Ham  House,  in 
the  county  of  Dublin. 

Mr.  (Hayhurst)  France  d.  24th  January, 
1816,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son,  the  pre- 
sent James-France  France,  esq.  of  Bos- 
tock Hall. 

Arms — Arg.  on  a  mount  in  base,  a  hurst 
ppr.  a  chief  wavy  az.  charged  with  three 
fleurs-de-lis,  or. 

Crest — A  mount,  thereon  a  hurst,  as  in  the 
arms,  from  the  centre  tree  a  shield  pendant 
gules,  charged  with  a  fleur-de-lis  or,  strap 
azure.  ] 

Motto — ^\^irtus  semper  viridis.  j 

Estates — The  manors  of  Bostock,  Leigh- 
ton,  Stublage,  Draklow,  Earnshaw,  &c.  with 
estates  in  the  townships  of  Moulton,  Whar- 
ton, and  Minshull  Vernon,  all  in  Cheshire. 
The  Everton  estate,  with  a  mansion  and 
lands  in  Westmorland,  called  Whitlington 
Hall,  was  sold  by  the  present  Mr.  France. 

Seat — Bostock  Hall,  near  Middlewich. 


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GARY,  OF  TORR  ABBEY. 

lllll 

,m  GARY,  HENRY-GEORGE,  esq.  of  Ton-  Abbey,  in  the  county  of  Devon,  b.  5th 
\\,  October,  1800,  m.  12th  July,  1827,  Emily- Munro,  only  child  of  Robert  Shedden, 
1    esq.  of  Brooklands,  in  Hampshire,  and  has  issue, 

Robert-Shedden-Sulyardk,  h.  22nd  June,  1828. 
Henry-Fraser-Lovat,  h.  4th  November,  1833. 
Mellicent-Maria-Johiies. 
Agatha-Edith- Dottin. 

|Mr.  Gary,  who  is  a  mag^istrate  for  the  county  of  Devon,  inherited  at  the  decease  of  his 
uncle. 


j  The  ancient  family  of  Gary  derives  its 

Imrname  from  the  manor  of  Gary,  or  Kari, 
^-  is  it  is  called  in  Domesday  Book,  lying  in 
\   he  parish  of  St.  Giles  in  the  Heath,  near 

jLaunceston. 

In  the  year  1198,  according  to  Sir  William 

Pole, 

;  Adam  de  Karry,  was  Lord  of  Castle 
fCarry,  in  the  county  of  Somerset.    He  m. 

,  Amy,  daughter  of  Sir  William  Trevet,  knt. 

'  Jind  left  a  son  and  successor, 

*  John  Karry,  whose  wife  was  Elizabeth, 
laughter  of  Sir  Richard  Stapleton,  knt. 
The  son  and  heir  of  this  marriage, 

,j     William  Karry,  was  found  at  his  decease 
I  in  the  31st  of  Edward  I.  seised  of  the 
*^  manor  of  West  Polworth,  and  his  widow 
possessed  of  those  of  Paveston  and  Karry, 
near  Tavistock.    This  lady's  maiden  name 

*  was  (  Alice)  Beaumont,  and  she  was  the 
"  daughter  of  Sir  William  Beaumont,  knt. 

Their  son  and  heir, 

i  John,  or  William  Karry,  TTedded  Phi- 
h'ppa,  daughter  of  Sir  Warine  Archdeacon, 
knt.  and  had  two  sons,  viz.  Sir  William 


Karry,  knt.  the  husband  of  Margaret,  dau. 
of  Richard  Bozom,  of  Glovelly,  in  the  county 
of  Devon,  and 

Sir  John  Gary,  knt.  who,  with  his 
brother  Sir  William,  represented  the  county 
of  Devon  in  Parliament,  in  the  36th  and 
42nd  Edward  IH.  He  espoused,  first,  Ag- 
nes, daughter  of  Lord  Stafford,  but  had  no 
issue.  He  wedded,  secondly,  Jane,  daugh- 
ter and  co-heir  of  Sir  Guy  de  Bryen,  knt. 
(by  Ann  his  wife,  daughter  and  heir  of 
William  Holwey,  esq.  of  Holwey)  and  left 
a  son, 

Sir  John  Gary,  of  Holwey,  in  the  county 
of  Devon,  who  was  made  a  baron  of 
the  exchequer  by  King  Richard  II.  "  In 
this  post,"  says  Prince,  "  he  continued 
many  years,  manifesting  in  all  his  actions 
an  inflexible  virtue  and  honesty.  And, 
indeed,  it  fell  out  at  last  that  he  had  an 
extraordinary  occasion  laid  before  him,  for 
the  proof  and  tryal  thereof ;  upon  which 
we  find  he  proved  as  true  as  steel,  for  the 
greatest  dangers  could  not  affright  him  from 
his  duty  and  loyalty  to  his  distressed  master. 
King  Richard  II.,  unto  whom  he  faithfully 
adhered  when  most  others  had  forsaken 
him :  to  his  present  loss  indeed,  but  to  his 
future  eternal  renown.  For  in  the  catas- 
trophe of  that  king's  reign,  this  reverend 
judge,  unable  and  unwilling  to  bow,  like  a 
willow,  with  every  blast  of  wind,  did  freely 
and  confidently  speak  his  mind.  He  op- 
posed the  proceedings  for  procurators,  in 
regard  to  his  oath,  to  take  King  Richard's 
resignation,  his  true  and  undoubted  sove- 
reign. This  cause  he  pursued  with  so  much 
zeal  and  earnestness,  that  at  the  entrance  of 
Henry  IV.  into  the  English  crown,  about 
the  year  of  our  Lord  1400,  he  was  by  that 
prince  banished  his  country,  and  his  goods 
and  lands  were  confiscated."  He  m.  Marga- 
ret, daughter  and  heir  of  Robert  HoUoway, 
and  died  possessed  of  Gockington  and 
D 


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GARY,  OF  TORR  ABBEY. 


Clovelly,  at  the  former  of  wliich  he  prin- 
cipally resided.    His  son  and  successor, 

Sir  Robert  Gary,  knt.*  wedded,  first, 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir  Philip  Courtenay , 
of  Powderham,  in  Devonshire,  which  lady 
dying  without  issue,  he  m.  secondly,  Jane, 
daughter  of  Sir  William  Hanchford,  knt. 
and  widow  of  —  Wadham.  A  proof  of  the 
great  prowess  in  arms  of  this  gallant  knight 
is  recorded  in  the  following  exploit:  "  In 
the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Henry  V.  a 
certain  knight-errand  of  Arragon,  having 
passed  through  divers  countries,  and  per- 
formed many  feats  of  arms,  to  his  high  com- 
mendation, arrived  here  in  England,  where 
he  challenged  any  man  of  his  rank  and 
quality  to  make  tryal  of  his  valor  and  skill 
in  arms.  This  challenge  Sir  Robert  Gary 
accepted ;  between  whom  a  cruel  encounter 
and  a  long  and  doubtful  combat  was  waged, 
in  Smithfield,  London.  But  at  length,  this 
noble  champion  vanquished  the  presump- 
tuous Arragonois  ;  for  which  King  Henry 
V.  restored  unto  him  good  part  of  his  father's 
lands,  which,  for  his  loyalty  lo  King  Rich- 
ard II.,  he  had  been  deprived  of  by  King 
Henry  IV. ;  and  authorized  him  to  bear  the 
arms  of  the  knight  of  Arragon,  viz.  '  In  a 
field  silver,  on  a  bend  sa.  three  white  roses,' 
which  the  noble  posterity  of  this  gentleman 
continue  to  wear  unto  this  day  ;  for,  accord- 
ing to  the  laws  of  heraldry,  whosoever 
fairly  in  the  field  conquers  his  adversary 
may  justify  the  bearing  of  his  arms." 

Sir  Robert  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  liis  son. 

Sir  Philip  Gary,  knt.  of  Gockington,  in 
the  county  of  Devon,  who  m.  Ghristian,  dau. 
and  heir  of  William  Orchard,  of  Orchard, 
in  Somersetshire,  by  whom  (who  wedded, 
secondly,  Walter  Portman,  see  p.  62,  vol.  i). 
he  had  a  son  and  successor, 

Sir  William  Gary,  knt.  who  fell  in  the 
battle  of  Tewkesbury,  anno  1471,  fighting 
under  the  banner  of  Lancaster.  He  had 
wedded,  first,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir 
William  Paulet,  of  Hinton  St.  George,  in 
the  county  of  Somerset,  and  had  a  son, 
Robert,  his  heir.  His  second  wife  was 
Alice,  daughter  of  Sir  Baldwin  Fulford,  of 
Fulford,  in  the  county  of  Devon,  knt.  and 
by  her  he  was  father  of 

Thomas  Gary,  of  Ghilton  Foliot,  in  tlie 
county  of  Wilts,  who  vn.  Margaret, 
daughter  and  heir  of  Sir  Robert  Spen- 
cer, knt.  by  Alianore,  daughter  and 
co-heir  of  Edmond  Beaufort,  Duke  of 
Somerset,  (refer  to  Burke's  Extinct 
Peerage)  and  had  issue, 

1.  John  (Sii-),  of  Pleshy,  and  of 
Thremhall  Priory,  in  Essex,  m. 
Joyce,  dau.  of  Thomas  Denny, 
esq.  of  Gheshunt,  in  the  county 


Sir  Robert's  brother  was  Bishop  of  Exeter. 


of  Hertford,  sister  of  Sir  An- 
thony Denny,  knt.  and  relict  ol 
William  Walsingham,  and  had 
Wymond  (Sir),  of  Snettisham, 
in  Norfolk,  who  m.  Gathe- 
rine,  daughter  and  co-heir 
of  Sir  John  Jernegan  (now 
Jerningham),  and  relict  of 
Henry  Grune,  of  Ghilling- 
ton,  esq.  but  died  issueless, 
13th  April,  1612. 
Edward  (Sir),  of  Berkham- 
stead,  in  the  county  of  Hert- 
ford, master  of  the  Jewel 
Ofiice  to  Queen  Elizabeth, 
and  to  King  James  I.  m. 
Gatherine,  daughter  of  Sir 
Henry  Knevit,  knt.  and  his 
eldest  son,* 

Sir  Henry  Gary,  knt. 
was  created  Viscount 
Faulkland,  in  Scot- 
land. 

2.  William,  m.  to  Mary,f  youngest 
daughter  of  Sir  Thomas  Boleyne, 
Earl  of  Wiltshire  and  Ormonde, 
and  sister  of  Anne  Boleyne, 
the  unhappy  consort  of  Henry 
VIII.  by  whom  (who  wedded 
secondly,  Sir  William  Stafford, 
knt.)  he  had  a  son, 

Henry  Gary,|  who  was  cre- 
ated by  his  cousin,  Queen 
Elizabeth,  Baron  Huns- 
den.  See  Burke's  Extinct 
Peerage. 

Sir  William  Gary  was  s.  by  his  elder  son, 

Robert  Gary,  esq.  of  Gockington,  who 
wedded,  first,  Jane,  daughter  of  Sir  Ni- 
cholas Garew,  knt.  and  had  two  sons, 
namely, 

I.  John,  of  Gary,  who  m.  Jane,  daugh- 
ter and  heir  of  Edmund  Devick,  esq. 
of  Oakhampton,  and  had  issue. 


*  He  had  two  other  sons,  Sir  Adolphus  Gary 
who  died  without  issue,  and  Sir  Philip  Gary, 
of  Marrowbone  Park,  Middlesex,  whose  son 
John  Gary,  esq.  of  Stanwell,  master  of  the  buck 
hounds  to  King  Charles  II.  had  two  sons,  who 
both  died  in  boyhood,  and  two  daughters,  Eliza- 
beth m.  to  Sir  Humphrey  Briggs,  hart,  of  Haugh- 
ton,  in  the  county  of  Salop,  and  Anne,  m.  to  Wil- 
liam, sixth  Lord  Willoughby,  of  Parham. 

t  At  Torr  Abbey  is  preserved  the  valuable 
pedigree  drawn  up  by  the  Herald's  College,  at 
the  express  order  of  Queen  Anne  Boleyn.  Tt 
begins  thus,  "  This  pedigree  contains  a  brief  of 
that  most  ancient  family  and  surname  of  the 
Caryes,  of  Carye,  in  the  countie  of  Devon,  and  it 
shows  that  how  the  family  was  connected  with 
the  noble  houses  of  Beauford,  Beauchamp,  Spen- 
cer, Somerset,  Bryan,  Fulford,  Orchard,  Hol- 
way,  &c." 

^:  His  fourth  son,  Robert  Gary,  was  created 
Earl  of  Monmouth. 


GARY,  OF  TORE  ABBEY. 


35 


1.  Robert,  his  heir,  wl)o  m.  a 
'                    daughter  of  Alexander  Walla- 
comb,  and  liad  two  sons,  Laun- 
celot  and  l^ichard. 

2.  Thomas,  wt.  Elizabeth,  daughter 
:                of  Sir  John  Fulford,  knt.  and 

widow  of  Humphrey  Arundel, 
and  had  several  children. 

3.  John,  d.  s.  p. 

■   .  4.  Mary,  m.  to  Humphrey  Stevens. 

5.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Thomas  Wal- 
ton, of  Somersetshire. 
'  II.  Thomas,  of  whom  presently,  as  in- 

j  heritor  of  Cockington. 

'  Robert  Gary  m.  secondly,  Agnes,  daughter 
'    of  Sir  William  Hody,  knt.  of  Pillesdon,  in 

the  county  of  Dorset,  and  had  a  son, 
'  \       III.  William,  who  m.  Joan,  daughter  of 
John  Herle,  esq.  of  Prideaux,  in 
'  j  Cornwall,  and  had  two  sons,  Robert 

'  ■  and  William. 

'  jHe  espoused,  thirdly,  Margaret,  daughter 
and  heir  of  William  Fulkeram,  esq.  of 
*    Dartmouth,  and  had  another  son, 

IV.  Robert,  upon  whom  he  conferred 
Clovelly,  in  the  north  of  Devon.  This 

^  gentleman  m.  Margaret,  daughter  of 

"  I,  John  Milliton,  esq.  of  Pengarseke, 

j  in  the  county  of  Cornwall,  and  dying 

^'  \         about  the  year  1579,  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  son, 

^  George  Cary,  of  Clovelly,*  which 

"  residence  {vide  Risdon)  conti- 

'5'  I  nued  in  the  name  of  Cary  until 

\  the  year  1724. 

The  second  son  of  Robert  Cary,  sen. 
'    :   Thomas  Cary,  esq.  inherited  the  lands  of 

rorkington  and  Chilson.  He  espoused 
'1  [Mrtry,  daughter  of  John  Southcot,  esq.  of 

Bovy  Tracy,  in  Devonshire,  and  had  issue, 

J       I.  George  (Sir),  his  heir. 

I      II.  Richard,  living  in  1614. 
^  ;l      HI.  Gregory. 
IV.  Arthur. 

V.  John,  of  Dudley,  in  the  county  of 
Stafford,  m.  a  daughter  of  —  Norton, 

I,,  and  had  issue, 

^15  1.  John,  married,  and  left  issue. 
it\  2.  Edward,  of  whom  presently,  as 
rli  part  inheritor  of  the  property  of 
u-  his  uncle.  Sir  George  Cary,  the 
i:l>  lord-deputy, 
nl'  3.  Thomas,  of  Moushall,  in  the 
:|  county  of  Staflbrd,  m.  Martha, 
'''''  I  daughter  of  William  Steward,  of 
IJ  Rowley,  in  the  same  shire,  and 
died  in  1644.  He  was  father  of 
jj,  John  Cary,  of  Ditchley,  in 
ji  Oxfordshire,  who  m.  Jane, 

S  j.  

U  ?  *  The  parish  church,  which  adjoins  the  man- 
sion, now  called  Clovelly  Court,  and  the  property 

itK  )f  Sir  James  Hamlyn,  bart.  is  filled  with  the 
nonuments  of  the  Cary  family,  as  is  also  Cock- 
ngton  Church,  in  the  parish  of  Terr. 


daughter  of  Ricliard  Nan- 
fant,  of  the  county  of  Glou- 
cester, and  dying  in  1664, 
left  several  sons. 
Edward  Cary,  of  Moushall. 

4.  Edward,  d.  s.  p. 

5.  George,  who  inherited  Cock- 
ington, and  the  remainder  of  his 
uncle,  the  lord  deputy's,  estates, 
m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir 
Edward  Seymour,  bart.  of  Berry 
Pomeroy ,  in  the  county  of  Devon , 
and  had,  with  three  younger 
sons  and  a  daughter, 

Sir  Henry  Cary,  knt.  This 
gentleman  was  sheriff  of  the 
county  of  Devon  in  the  18  h 
of  Charles  I.  and  during 
the  civil  wars  devoted  him- 
self and  his  fortune  to  the 
services  of  that  unhappy 
prince.  Having  thus  con- 
sumed a  considerable  estate 
when  the  royal  cause  fell, 
he  was  forced  to  fly  his  na- 
tive land.  The  house  of 
Stuart  was  not,  however, 
unmindful  of  such  disinte- 
rested devotion,  for  when 
the  Duke  of  Ormond,  in  a 
succeeding  reign,  appeared 
off  Torr  Bay,  he  assured 
the  family,  on  the  part  of 
his  royal  master.  The  Che- 
valier, of  that  prince's 
recognition  of  their  great 
services,  and  of  his  wish  to 
-  grant  them  high  honors,  and 
honorable  indemnification, 
in  pledge  of  which  he  had 
sent  them  his  father,  Kin^ 
James  the  Second's  picture, 
with  that  of  his  mother,  the 
queen,  inclosed  in  a  silver 
box.  This  memorial*  is 
now  preserved  at  Follaton 
House. 

6.  Dudley,  married  and  had  issue. 
Thomas  Cary  was  succeeded  at  his  decease 
by  his  eldest  son. 

Sir  George  Cary,  knt.  of  Cockington, 
treasurer  of  Ireland,  and  afterwards  lord- 
deputy.  "  Sir  George  Cary,  upon  what 
motive  or  encouragement  I  do  not  find,"  says 
Prince,  in  his  Worthies  of  Devon,  went 
into  Ireland,  where  he  grew  in  great  esteem 
with  the  government,  and  was  preferred 


*  It  has  been  asserted,  and  not  without  proba- 
bility, that  the  miniatures  of  James  II.  and  his 
queen,  which  are  in  the  possession  of  some  fami- 
lies to  this  day,  were  given  as  assurances,  or  more 
properly  speaking,  as  royal  bonds  for  monies  lent, 
and  estates  alienated,  in  the  service  of  the  royal 
house  of  Stuart. 


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GARY,  OF  TORR  ABBEY. 


treasurer  of  wars,  an  high  and  honourable 
post  in  that  kingdom,  in  which  he  did  con- 
tinue several  years,  even  to  the  death  of  Eli- 
zabeth; and  then  the  Lord  Mountjoy,  at 
that  time  lord-deputy  there,  being  willing  to 
go  to  England,  to  congratulate  King  James 
I.  upon  his  coming  to  this  crown,  and  to  be 
nearer  the  beams  of  that  new-risen  sun  in 
our  hemisphere  ;  in  his  instructions  to  Sir 
Henry  Davers,  whom  he  sent  express  to  the 
said  king,  recommended  to  his  majesty  Sir 
George  Gary,  treasurer  at  wars,  as  the  fittest 
person  to  succeed  him  in  tliat  high  and  ho- 
nourable place.  Sir  George  Gary  took  up 
his  honourable  sword  in  a  stormy  tempestu- 
ous time,  when  that  kingdom  was  strangely 
actuated  with  the  spirit  of  rebellion,  which 
occasioned  him  much  trouble  during  the 
little  space  he  held  it.  Sir  George  did  not 
continue  in  this  government  much  more  than 
a  year,  and  then  Sir  Arthur  Chichester,  with 
better  fortune,  succeeded  him  therein.  Not 
long  after  this  Sir  George  Gary  returned 
into  England,  and  retired  to  his  seat  at 
Gockington,  where,  being  grown  somewhat 
aged,  he  resolved  to  live  the  residue  of  his 
days  to  God  and  himself ;  and  knowing  how 
pleasing  a  sacrifice  to  God  charity  and  good 
deeds  are,  he  purposed  to  do  something  for 
tlie  poor,  and  accordingly  he  set  about 
building  of  seven  alms-houses  for  their  use 
and  comfort." 

Sir  George  w?.  first,  Wilmot,  daughter  and 
heir  of  John  Gilford,  esq.  of  Yeo,  in  the 
county  of  Devon,  and  had  issue, 

George,  who  pre-deceased  his  father, 
s.  p. 

Anne,  m.  to  Sir  Richard  Edgcomb,  knt. 
of  Mount  Edgcomb. 

Jane,  d.  s.  p. 
He  espoused,  secondly,  Lettice,  eldest 
daughter  of  Robert  Lord  Rich,  first  earl  of 
Warwick,  but  by  her  (who  m.  secondly.  Sir 
Arthur  Lake,  knt.)  he  had  no  children.  Sir 
George  died  in  1616,  and  was  s.  by  his  ne- 
phew, 

Sir  Edward  Gary,  knt.  of  Marldon,  in 
the  county  of  Devon,  styled  in  the  family 
pedigree*,  "  of  Exeter,''  the  place  probably 
of  his  birth.  The  following  curious  account 
of  this  gentleman  appeared  in  the  Exeter 
News.  "  About  the  year  1625,  Mr.  Gary 
received  the  honour  of  knighthood  in  Ire- 
land, and  shortly  after  established  himself 
at  Stanlor  Barton,  within  Marldon  Parish. 
Here  lie  soon  became  noted  for  absenting 
himself  from  the  Protestant  Church.  De-  i 
nounced  for  refusing  to  join  in  the  Common 
Prayer  of  the  Church  of  England,  he  was 
convicted  on  the  16th  March,  1629,  of  being 
a  Popish  recusant:  still  he  contrived  to 
elude  the  payment  of  £20  per  month  for 


*  Compiled  by  Richard  Maiison,  Portcullii 
Pursuivnnt  of  Arms,  l2th  September,  1719. 


adhering  to  the  dictates  of  his  conscience. 
At  last,  a  writ  was  issued  from  the  Crown 
Office,  and  directed  to  John  Davie,  esq. 
high  sheriff  of  Devonshire,  to  proceed 
against  him.  An  inquisition  was  accord- 
ingly held,  in  the  parish  of  St.  Thomas,  near 
Exeter,  on  1st  October,  1630 ;  and  the  high 
sheriff"'s  return  certifies,  that  Sir  Edward 
Gary  was  then  seised  of  the  manors  of  St. 
Mary  Church,  Cofiinswell,  Northlewe,  Ash- 
water,  Bradford,  Abbotesham,  Stockley  als 
Meeth,  and  Goodley,  also  of  an  estate  called 
Est  Kimber,  of  90  acres,  of  Middlelake, 
containing  41  acres,  of  Monehouse,  contain- 
ing of  91  acres,  Dobles  Thorne,  compre- 
hending 53  acres,  Gaston  or  Gason,  of  55 
acres,  also  70  acres  in  Yeo,  at  Allington  ; 
53  acres  in  Gockington,  6  acres  in  Aishen- 
age  or  Alverdiscott,  27  acres  in  Wistland, 
Cherybere,  and  Delton,  97  acres  in  Parva- 
cott,  Thornedon,  and  Peworthy,  12  acres  in 
Instowe  and  Bradworthy,  120  acres  at 
Westweeke  and  Bondehouse,  within  the 
parishes  of  Lamerton  and  Broadwoodwiger ; 
and  a  third  part  of  a  cottage  in  Bedyford. 
By  law,  the  crow  n  was  now  entitled  to  take, 
seize,  and  enjoy  all  the  goods  and  chattels, 
and  two  parts  of  the  recited  lands,  tene- 
ments, and  hereditaments ;  but  by  letters 
patent  under  the  great  seal,  bearing  date 
24th  June,  1634,  and  enrolled  in  the  Pipe 
Office,  20th  October,  in  the  same  year.  King 
Charles  I.  was  pleased  to  release  and  par- 
don all  the  arrears  to  the  said  Sir  Edward 
Gary,  his  heirs,  executors,  and  admini- 
strators. At  the  same  time  his  Majesty 
granted  the  above-mentioned  estates  to 
Thomas  Risden  and  Christopher  Maynard, 
gentlemen,  to  hold  the  same  from  Lady 
Day,  1632,  during  the  complete  term  of  4*1 
years,  by  the  yearly  rent  to  the  crown  of 
£  136.  13*.  4f?.  payable  at  Lady  Day  and 
Michaelmas,  in  even  portions.  These  les- 
sees, however,  were  fully  empowered  and 
authorized  to  grant  their  lease  of  the  whole 
or  part  of  the  recited  property  to  the  said 
Sir  Edward  Cary,  or  to  any  person  or  per- 
sons for  his  own  use  and  benefit,  notwith- 
standing the  statute,  anno  tertio  Jacobi  I. 
'  An  Act  for  the  better  discovery  and  re- 
pressing of  Popish  Recusants.'  And  so  long 
as  the  said  Sir  Edward  Gary  continued  tol 
pay  into  the  exchequer  the  said  yearly  suml 
of  £  136.  13*.  4f/.  both  he  and  his  wife  arM 
directed  to  remain  unmolested  by  summonsi 
and  legal  process  in  his  majesty's  courts  oM 
law,  and  to  be  exempt  from  all  pains  andj 
penalties  by  reason  of  their  past  recusancy,! 
or  their  future  absence  from  church,  chapel,^ 
or  place  of  common  prayer." 

This  royal  indulgence,  unfortunately 
for  Sir  Edward  Cary,  was  but  of  short  du- 
ration. The  civil  wars  commenced,  and  all 
the  fury  of  puritanic  zeal  and  cruelty  was 
let  loose  on  the  unoff'ending  Catholics.  In 
the  State  Paper  OJfice  is  the  '  Catalogue  of 


GARY,  OF  TORR  ABBEY. 


37- 


Papists  that  luive  been  sequestered  in  Devon 
since  the  happy  reducement  of  the  said 
county  to  the  obedience  of  parliament,  i.  e. 
since  May,  1646,'  and  tliere  we  find  the 
name  of  Sir  Edward  Cary,  knt.  Two- thirds 
of  his  income  were  unrelentin  j^ly  seized  for 
the  good  of  the  state,  as  we  collect  from  the 
certified  returns  of  6th  April,  1648,  and 
J3th  September,  1649  ;  and  the  committee 
of  both  houses  of  parliament  for  plundered 
ministers,  issued  an  order,  2nd  June,  1652, 
that  '£50  be  paid  and  allowed  out  of  the 
overplus  profits  of  the  impropriate  rectories 
of  Marychurch  and  Paignton,  sequestered 
from  Sir  Edward  Gary,  recusant,  for  in- 
crease of  maintenance  of  William  Randall, 
minister  of  Berry  Pomeroy/  In  the  mean 
while,  Sir  Edward,  in  the  true  spirit  of  a 
person  devoted  to  his  religion,  gloried  in 
the  persecution,  and  took  joyfully  the  spoil- 
ing of  his  goods,  knowing  that  he  had  in 
heaven  a  better  and  enduring  substance. 
He  would  not  accept  deliverance,  in  order 
that  he  might  obtain  a  better  resurrection. 
On  the  14th  June,  1654,  aet.  80,  tlie  Al- 
mighty crowned  his  fidelity  with  a  happy 
death.  His  mortal  remains  were  deposited 
in  the  chancel  of  Marldon  Church,  on  the 
13th  June.'' 

Sir  Edward  Gary  m.  Margaret,  daughter 
of  —  Blackhurst,  of  Lancashire,  and  had 
two  sons  and  a  daughter,  viz. 

I.  George  (Sir)  his  successor. 

II.  Thomas,  of  Stantor,  in  the  county  of 
Devon,  m.  Lucy,  daughter  of  Simon 
Hayne,  and  had, 

John,  who  m.  Anne,  daughter  of  — 

Allwell,  and  had  issue. 
Benedict,  m.  to  a  Scottish  lady. 

III.  Anne,  m.  to  Sir  George  Southcott. 
He  was  s.  by  his  elder  son. 

Sir  George  Gary,  who  received  the  ho- 
nor of  knighthood  from  King  Gharles  I.  at 
Greenwich,  3rd  July,  1632.  He  wedded, 
first,  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  Gharles  Man- 
ners, knt.*  by  whom  he  had  a  son  and  daugh- 
ter, who  both    died   young.    Sir  George 

espoused,  secondly,   ,  daughter  of  — 

Browne,  of  Hampshire,  but  had  no  issue. 
He  m.  thirdly,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Tho- 
mas Wells,  esq.  of  Brambridge,  in  the 
county  of  Southampton,  and  had, 

I.  Edward,  his  heir. 

II.  George,  living  unmarried  in  1701. 

III.  Ghristopher,  m.  a  daughter  of  E. 
Glanvile,  but  living  in  1701  without 
issue. 

IV.  John,  went  over  to  Portugal  with  the 
Queen  Dowager,  and  was  living  there 
in  1701.  He  m.  a  Portuguese  lady 
of  the  name  of  Vasconcelos. 

V.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Sir  Thomas  Manby, 
knt.  of  Brentwood,  in  Essex. 


*  Son  and  heir  of  Sir  Thomas  Manners,  knt. 
'fourth  son  of  Thomas,  first  eurl  of  Rutland. 


VI.  Frances. 

VII.  Margery. 

VIII.  Gonstance,  m.  to  George,  second 
brother  of  Sir  Walter  Blount,  hart. 

Sir  George  Gary,  who  purchased  Torr  Ab- 
bey from  the  earl  of  Londonderry,  died  27th 
May,  1678,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Edward  Gary,  esq.  of  Torr  Abbey,  who 
m.  Mary,  second  daughter  and  co-heir  of 
Richard  Pelsont,  esq.  by  Anne,t  his  wife, 
relict  of  Thomas  Savile,  earl  of  Sussex,  and 
daughter  of  Ghristopher  Villiers,  first  earl  of 
Anglesey.  By  this  lady  he  had  issue. 
George,  his  heir. 

J(^in^^^'  \  P^^^u'^^d  to  have  d,  s.  p. 
William,  who  m.  Miss  Dorothy  Rowe,. 
and  had  two  sons  and  a  daughter,  viz. 

1.  George,  who  succeeded  his 
uncle  at  Torr  Abbey. 

2.  Edward,  father  of  the  present 
George  Stanley  Gary,  esq.  of 
Follaton.    (See  Gary  of  Fol- 

LATON.) 

3.  Dorothy,  m.  in  1764,  to  Edward 
Meynell,  esq.  of  Yarm  and  KiL~ 
vington. 

Francis,  died  unmarried. 

Anne. 

Mary. 

Winifred. 

Mr.  Gary  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  eldest 
son, 

George  Gary,  esq.  of  Torr  Abbey,  born 
in  1685,  who  wedded  Anne,  dau.  of  Hugh 
Lord  Glifford,  but,  dying  1st  October,  1758, 
without  issue,  the  estates  passed  to  the  chil- 
dren of  his  brother  William ;  George,  and 
Edward,  by  the  elder  of  whom, 

George  Gary,  esq.  he  was  succeeded  at 
Torr  Abbey.  This  gentleman  m.  Gecilia 
Fagnani,  and  had  issue, 

I.  George,  his  heir. 

II.  John,  born  17th  February,  1770, 
who  m.  first,  Sophia,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Sulyard,  esq.  and  died  19th  March, 
1820,  leaving  issue. 


t  This  lady  w^as  heir  to  her  brother,  Charles 
Villiers,  second  Earl  of  Anglesey.  Sir  George 
ViLi.iERS,  by  his  second  wife,  Mary  Beaumont, 
had  three  sons, 

John  (Sir),  created  Viscount  Purbeck. 

George,  created  Duke  of  Buckingham. 

Christopher,  created  Earl  of  Anglesey. 

Burkes  Extinct  and  Dormant  Peerage. 
When  John  Villiers,  grandson  of  Robert  Wright, 
alias  Howard,  the  illegitimate  son  of  Frances,  the 
repudiated  wife  of  John,  Viscount  Purbeck,  as- 
sumed the  Earldom  of  Buckingham,  and  claimed  the 
last  duke's  estates,  Elizabeth,  Countess  of  Castle- 
haven,  the  Lady  Frances  Brudenell,  and  Mrs. 
Mary  Cary,  petitioned,  as  lawful  heirs  of  the 
Duke  of  Buckingham,  that  a  clause  be  inserted  in 
the  bill  for  the  sale  of  his  grace's  estates,  giving 
to  them  the  surplusage,  produced  by  the  said  sale,, 
beyond  the  just  debts. 


38 


GARY,  OF  FOLLATON. 


1.  Henry,  now  "of  Torr  Abbey." 

2.  Bernard. 

3.  Lucius. 

4.  Hugh. 

5.  John. 

6.  Sophia,  m.  to  Charles  Stonor, 
esq.  and  has  issue. 

7.  Fanny. 

8.  Susan. 

9.  Mary-Anne, 

Mr.  John  Gary  wedded,  secondly, 
Miss  Johnson,  of  the  county  of  Nor- 
folk, and  by  her  had  one  daughter, 
Blanche, 
in.  Edward,  )  ^^^^^  ^.^^  ^ 

IV.  William, S  ' 

V.  Mary,  m.  to  J.  P.  Chichester,  esq. 
of  Arlington,  and  had  a  daughter, 
Mary,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Fitzher- 
bert,  esq.  of  Swinnerton. 

VI.  Frances,  m.  in  1795,  to  Henry 
Stonor,  esq.  of  San  Lucar,  in  Spain. 

George  Gary  m.  secondly,  Frances  Stonor, 


relict  of  Thomas  Gilford,  esq.  of  Chillington, 
and  had  further  issue, 

VII.  Charles,  )     ,  , 

1*     f  who  a.  s.  p. 

VIII.  Walter,  S  ' 

IX.  Mary- Anne,  who  m.  first,  John  Dal- 
ton,  jun.  esq.  of  Thurnham  Hall ; 
and  secondly,  Sir  John  Hay  ford  Tho- 
rold,  bart.  of  Marston. 

X.  Georgiana,  m.  to  Francis  Langan, 
esq. 

Mr.  Gary  c?.  in  1805,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest 
son, 

George  Gary,  esq.  of  Torr  Abbey,  who 
m.  Miss  Franklin,  but,  dying  without  issue, 
was  s.  by  his  nephew,  the  present  Henry 
Gary,  esq.  of  Torr  Abbey. 

Arms — Arg.  on  a  bend  sa.  three  roses  of 
the  first. 

CVest — A  swan  ppr. 

Motto — Virtute  excerptfe. 

Estate — Torr  Abbey  ;  and  St.  Mary 
Church,  in  the  county  of  Devon. 

Seat — Torr  Abbey,  Torquay. 


GARY,  OF  FOLLATON. 


GARY,  GEORGE-STANLEY,  esq.  of  Follaton,  in  the  county  of  Devon,  h.  in  1780, 

m.  in  1821,  Matilda,  second  daughter  of  Sir  Richard 
Bedingfeld,  bart.  of  Oxburgh  Hall,  in  the  county  of 
Norfolk,  by  Charlotte-Georgiana,  his  wife,  only  sister  of 
George- William,  present  Lord  Stafford,  and  has  issue, 

S  tanley-Edward-George. 
Camilla- Annabella. 
Charlotte-Matilda. 
Isabella. 
Helen. 
Laura. 
Adelaide. 
Bertha. 

Mr.  Gary  succeeded  to  the  estates  upon  the  demise  of  his 
father,  in  1822.  He  is  a  magistrate  and  deputy  lieu- 
tenant of  the  county  of  Devon. 


This  is  the  nearest  collateral  branch  of 
the  ancient  family  of  Gary,  of  Torr  Abbey, 
(see  p.  37). 

Edward  Gary,  esq.  second  son  of  AVil- 
liam  Gary,  esq.  and  grandson  of  Edward 
Gary,  esq.  of  Torr  Abbey,  purchased  Folla- 
ton, in  the  county  of  Devon,  and  there  seated 
himself.  He  espoused*  Camilla-Annabella, 
eldest  daughter  of  Gilbert-Fane  Fleming,| 

*  Mr.  Gary  m.  secondly,  Miss  Ferrall,  sister  of 
Roger  ferrall,  esq.  but  by  her  had  no  issue. 

t  Mr.  Fane  Fleming  was  son  of  the  Hon.  Gil- 
bert Fleming,  lieutenant-general  of  the  Leeward 
Islands.  His  second  daughter  m.  Sii  John  lirisco, 
bart. 


esq.  by  the  Lady  Camilla  Bennet,  sister  of 
Charles,  fourth  Earl  of  Tankerville,  and 
had,  with  a  younger  son,  Edward,  and  a 
daughter,  Camilla,  who  both  d.  unmarried, 
a  son  and  successor,  the  present  George 
Stanley  Gary,  esq.  who  by  liis  marriage 
with  Matilda,  daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Be- 
dingfeld, has  become  connected  with  the 
noble  catholic  families  of  Stafford,  Pelre, 
Gliiford,  Dillon,  Kenmare,  &c. 

Arms — First  and  fourth,  arg.  on  a  bend 
sa.  three  roses  of  the  field,  for  Gary  ;  second 
and  third,  for  Fleming,  gu.  emce  of  crosses 
fitchee,  three  crescents  or. 


BRANDLING,  OF  GOSFORTH. 


39 


Crests — First,  for  Gary,  a  swan  ppr.  ;  se- 
cond, for  Fleming,  a  dexter  hand  in  ar- 
mour, holding  a  sword,  all  ppr. 

Motto — Virtute  excerptae. 

Estates — In  the  contiguous  parishes  of 
Harberton,  Totness,  and  Darlington,  in  the 


county  of  Devon,  together  with  extensive 
possessions  in  the  West  Indies,  inherited 
from  his  maternal  great-grandfather,  Hon. 
Gilbert  Fleming. 

Seat — Follaton  House,  near  Totness. 


BRANDLING,  OF  GOSFORTH. 


BRANDLING,  THE  REV.  RALPH-HENRY,  of  Gosforth  House,  in  Northumber- 
land, of  Middleton  Lodge,  in  Yorkshire,  and  of  Shotton 
Hall,  in  the  county  of  Durham,  b.  20th  November, 
1771,  m.  12th  April,  1796,  Emma,  fourth  daughter  of 
Oldfield  Bowles,  esq.  of  North  Aston,  in  Oxfordshire, 
and  has  issue, 

Charles-John,  h.  14th  November,  1797,  m.  Henrietta, 
youngest  daughter  of  Sir  G.  Armytage,  bart.  of 
Kirklees,  and  has  one  son  and  a  daughter. 
Elizabeth,  in.  to  Colonel  Sir  Thomas-Henry  Browne, 

of  Bronwylfa,  in  Flintshire,  and  has  issue. 
Emma. 

Mary,  m.  to  her  cousin,  Charles  Bell,  captain  R.  N. 
and  d.  s.  p. 

Mr.  Brandling,  a  magistrate  and  deputy  lieutenant  for 
the  counties  of  York  (W.  R.),  Northumberland,  and 
Durham,  inherited  the  estates  at  the  decease  of  his 
brother,  in  1826. 


Hmcage. 


The  name  of  Brandling  occurs  at  a  very 
early  date  in  the  records  of  Northumber- 
land. 

John  Brandling,  (grandson  of  William 
Brandling,  by  Mary,  sister  and  co-heir  of 
—  Browne,  "  Captaine  of  Callice,"  and  son 
of  Robert  Brandling,  by  a  daughter  of 
William  Selbie)  was  sheriff  of  Newcastle  in 
1605,  and  mavor  in  1509,  1512,  1516,  and 
1520.  He  m.' Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Helye,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Robert  (Sir),  his  heir. 

II.  Thomas,  who  had  two  sons. 

William,  heir  to  his  uncle. 

Cornelius,  of  Newcastle  on  Tyne, 
died  in  June,  1590,  leaving  by 
his  wife,  Mary,  two  sons,  Robert 
and  Cornelius. 

III.  Henry,  plaintiff  (10th  Elizabeth)  in 
a  trial  at  York,  against  his  nephew, 
William  Brandling,  for  part  of  the 
family  estate.  He  m.  first,  Marga- 
ret, daughter  of  Christopher  Midford, 
alderman  of  Newcastle,  and  had  a 
son,  Robert,  who  left  issue,  and  a 
daughter,  m.  to  —  Selby,  esq.  He 
wedded  secondly,  Ursula,  daughter 
and  heiress  of  William  Buckton,  esq. 


of  Buckton,  in  the  county  of  York> 
and  relict  of  George  Collingwood, 
esq.  of  Eslington,  by  whom  he  left 
at  his  decease  in  1578, 

1.  Richard,  Lord  of  Buckton,  in 
the  county  of  York,  who  m. 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Anthony 
Byrde,  esq.  of  Thornope.  Mr. 
Brandling  died  in  1606,  leaving 
issue. 

2.  William,  who  m.  Katherine 
Fermor,  and  d.  in  1595. 

3.  Ursula,  m.  to  William  Carre, 
esq.  of  Forde. 

4.  Anne,  m.  to  Ninyan  Shafto,  esq. 
of  Newcastle,  ancestor  of  the 
families  seated  at  Benwell  and 
Whitworth,  ( See  page  48, 
Vol.  i.) 

IV.  Dorothy,  m.  to  Peter  Ridell,  mer 
chant  of  Newcastle. 

V.  Katherine,  m.  to  —  Burtfield,  esq 

VI.  Margaret,  m.  to  Edward  Taylor,  of 
Newcastle. 

VII.  Eleanor,  tn.  to  —  Forster,  esq. 
The  eldest  son. 

Sir  Ralph  Brandling,  sheriff  of  New- 
castle in  1524,  and  mayor  in  1532,  1536, 


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BRANDLING,  OF  GOSFORTH. 


1547,  and  1664,  was  knighted  by  the  Duke 
of  Somerset,  at  Musselburgh.  He  m.  Anne, 
daughter  of  John  Place,  esq.  of  Halnaby, 
in  Yorkshire,  and  co-heir  of  her  motlier, 
Catherine,  sister  and  heiress  of  Thomas 
Surtees,  esq.  of  Dinsdale,  in  the  palatinate. 
By  Miss  Place,  Sir  Robert  acquired  Felling 
and  Gosforth,  and  had  an  only  daughter, 
Anne,  who  died  s.  p.  Sir  Robert  Brand- 
ling dying  thus,  without  male  issue,  in  1568, 
the  representation  of  the  family  devolved 
upon  his  nephew, 

William  Brandling,  esq.  of  Felling,  who 
m.  Anne,  dau.  of  George  Helye,  esq.  and  by 
her  (who  wedded  for  her  second  husband, 
Charles  Hall,  esq.)  he  left  at  his  decease  in 
1575,  a  daughter,  Jane,  wife  of  John  Hed- 
worth,  esq.  of  Chester  Deanery,  and  a  son, 

Robert  Brandling,  esq.  "heire  of  the 
Felling,"  baptized  23rd  January,  1574-5. 
This  gentleman  was  high-sheriff  of  North- 
umberland in  1617.  He  nr.  first,  Jane, 
daughter  of  Francis  Wortley,  esq.  of  Wort- 
ley,  in  the  county  of  York,  by  whom  (who 
d.  in  1606-7)  he  had  issue, 

I.  Francis  (Sir),  his  heir. 

II.  Thomas,  b.  24th  February,  1595-6. 
in.  Richard,  living  in  1633,  then  of 

Whitehall,  in  the  county  of  Nortli- 
umberland. 

IV.  John,  of  Newcastle,  who  died  in 
1635,  leaving  issue  by  his  wife.  Troth, 
(who  m.  secondly,  Richard  Vincent, 
esq.  of  Great  Smeaton). 

V.  Ralph,  who  d.  unm. 

VI.  William,  who  d.  young. 

VII.  Mary. 

VIII.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  George  Wray, 
esq.  of  Beamish,  in  Durham. 

Mr.  Brandling  espoused  secondly,  Mary, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Hilton,  esq.  Lord  of 
Hilton,  and  had  two  other  sons,  viz. 

I.  Roger,  a  captain  of  horse,  slain  in 
the  royal  cause. 

II.  Robert,  of  Leathley,  in  the  county 
of  York,  captain  of  a  troop  of  Dra- 
goons, under  Edward  Grey,  brother 
to  Lord  Grey,  of  Wark,  and  subse- 
quently colonel  of  a  regiment  under 
the  Marquis  of  Newcastle.  He  m. 
Helen,  daughter  of  Arthur  Lindley, 
of  Leathley,  and  widow  of  Sir  Ingram 
Hop  ton,  knt.  of  Armley,  by  whom  he 
had  four  daughters ;  the  youngest, 
Alathea,  m.  to  Henry  Hitch,  esq,  son 
and  heir  of  the  Very  Rev.  Robert 
Hitch,  D.D.  Dean  of  York. 

Robert  Brandling,  of  Felling,  was  s.  at  his 
decease  by  his  eldest  son, 

Sjr  Francis  Brandling,  knt.  of  Alnwick 
Abbey,  in  the  county  of  Nortliumberland, 
b.  6th  April,  1595.  This  gentleman  repre- 
sented Northumberland  in  Parliament  in 
1623  and  1625.  He  m.  first,  Elizabeth,  fourth 


dau.  of  Sir  Ralph  Grey,  knt.  of  Chillingham, 
and,  secondly,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir 
William  Pitt,  of  Strathfieldsay,  in  the  county 
of  Hants,  and  relict  of  Richard  Wheeler, 
esq.  By  his  first  wife.  Sir  Francis  had 
issue, 

I.  Charles,  his  heir. 

II.  Ralph,  a  cavalier  commander,  slain 
at  Maston  Moor. 

III.  Robert, of Whitehouse,  in  the  parish 
of  Alnwick,  who  m.  Margaret  Fors- 
ter,  and  died  in  1664-5,  leaving  issue. 

IV.  Francis,  guardian  to  his  nephew, 
Robert,  of  Alnwick  Abbey.  He  m. 
Miss  Mary  Armorer,  of  Ellingham, 
and  dying  in  1667,  left  issue, 

1.  Ralph,  of  Hoppen,  who  m,  twice, 
and  had,  Avith  a  son  Thomas,  who 
d.  s.  p.  three  daughters,  Frances, 
m.  to  Nicholas  Forster,  esq. 
Mary,  m.  in  1713,  to  Edward 
Cook,  esq.  of  Togston,  and  Mar- 
garet. 

2.  Francis,  sometime  of  Little 
Eden,  in  the  county  of  Durham, 
merchant  adventurer,  who  in. 
Miss  Abigail  Wilkinson,  and 
had  three  sons,  and  three  daugh- 
ters, of  whom  the  eldest  daugh- 
ter wedded  Thomas  Ilderton, 
esq.  of  Ilderton. 

3.  William,  who  d.  unm. 

4.  Frances,  m.  to  Henry  Bowes, 
gent,  of  Ellingham. 

5.  m.  to  Bryan  Gray,  esq,  of 

Kyloe. 

6.  m.  to  John  Wilky,  esq.  of 

Broomhouse. 

V.  Thomas,  of  Hoppen,  in  Northum- 
berland, who  m.  Eleanor  Fenwick, 
but  d.  s.  p.  in  1700. 

Sir  Francis  Brandling  died  in  1641,  and 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Charles  Brandling,  esq.  of  Alnwick 
Abbey,  a  colonel  in  the  army.  This  gen- 
tleman espoused,  in  1650,  Anne,*  daughter 
and  sole  heiress  of  Robert  Widdrington, 
esq.  by  whom  (who  m.  secondly.  Sir  Richard 
Neile,t  knt.)  he  had  issue, 


*  Some  accounts  say  that  this  Anne  became 
the  wife  of  Ralph  Pudsay,  and,  by  him,  had  an 
only  daughter,  Anne,  successively  wife  of  Charles 
Brandling-,  and  Sir  Richard  ^^eile.— Hodgson's 
Northumberland, 

t  He  was  engaged  in  the  service  of  Bishop 
Cousins,  but  an  intemperate  and  extravagant  man  ; 
and  encumbered  Pressy  and  Shotton  with  such 
heavy  mortgages  that  those  estates  were  conveyed 
in  consideration  of  £7000.  to  Thomas  RadclifFe, 
esq.  of  Dilston.  This  Richard  Neile,  by  patent 
from  Bishop  Cousins,  2nd  March,  1667,  was  made 
under  sheriff  of  Durham.  He  was  also  high- 
sheriff  of  Northumberland  in  1687-88.   His  elder 


BRANDLING,  OF  GOSFORTH, 


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I.  Robert,  ^ 

II.  Ralph,  > 
ii.  chaklrs,j 


successive  proprietors. 


IV.  Mary,  tn.  first  to  Alexander  Aracotes, 
esq.  of  Pencher,  and  secondly,  to 
John  Lambe,  esq.  of  West  Herring- 
ton. 

Charles  Brandling  died  about  the  year  1665, 
and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Robert  Brandling,  esq.  of  Alnwick 
Abbey,  then  under  age.  He  m.  Mary, 
daughter  of  William  Hodgson,  esq.  of  Win- 
laton,  in  the  county  of  Durham,  but  dying 
in  1681,  without  surviving  issue,  was  s.  by 
his  brother, 

Ralph  Brandling,  esq.  of  Felling,  born 
7th  December,  1662,  who  m.  Anne,  daugh- 
ter and  heiress  of  John  Leghe,  esq.  of  Mid- 
dleton,  in  the  county  of  York,  and  thus  ac- 
quired that  estate  :  dying,  however,  s.  p.  he 
devised  it  and  his  other  possessions  to  his 
only  surviving  brother, 

Charles  Brandling,  esq.  of  Felling,  who 
m.  Margaret,  daughter  of  John  Grey,  esq. 
of  Ho  wick,  and  had,  with  a  daughter,  Mary, 
who  died  unmarried,  a  son  and  heir, 

Ralph  Brandling,  esq.  of  Felling.  This 
gentleman  m.  21st  August,  1729,  Eleanor, 
daughter  of  —  Ogle,  esq.  of  Eglingham, 
and  left  at  his  decease,  in  1749,  two  sur- 
viving sons ;  Ralph,  who  died  at  Tours,  in 
France,  aged  21,  in  1751,  and 

Charles  Brandling,  esq.  of  Gosforth,  in 
the    county   of  Northumberland,  elected 
M.P.  for  Newcastle  in  1784, 1790,  and  1796. 
He  wedded  Elizabeth,  daughter  and  heiress 
of  John  Thompson,  esq.  of  Shotton,  in  the 
county  of  Durham,  and  had  issue, 
Charles-John,  his  heir. 
Ralph -Henry,  successor  to  his  bro- 
ther. 
John. 

Robert- William,  of  Low  Gosforth,  bar- 
rister-at-law,  in  the  commission  of 
the  peace  for  the  county  of  North- 
umberland, who  m.  Mary,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Jaques,  esq.  of  Leeds,  and 
has  four  sons  and  five  daughters. 

Eleanor,  m.  first,  to  William  Ord,  esq. 
of  Fenham,  in  Northumberland,  and 
secondly,  to  Thomas  Creevey,  esq. 
M.P.    She  d.  at  Brussels  in  1818. 

Margaret,  m.  to  Rowland  Burdon,  esq. 
of  Castle  Eden. 

Elizabeth,  m.  to  Ralph  William  Grey, 


brother,  William  Neile,  esq.  was  a  scholar  and 
philosopher  of  great  promise,  but  falling  in  love 
with  one  of  the  maids  of  honor,  and  not  being- 
able  to  gain  his  father's  consent  to  marry  her,  was 
seized  with  a  deep  melancholy,  and  died  4th  Au- 
gust, 1670,  at  White  Waltham,  in  Berkshire, 
where  there  is  a  monument  to  his  memory.— Ibid. 


esq.  of  Backworth,  in  Northumber- 
land. 

Barbara,  m.  to  the  Rev.  James  Ord,  of 
Langton,  in  Leicestershire. 

Mary,  d.  unmarried. 

Anna,  m.  to  Colonel  F.  Griffiths,  of  the 
Royal  Artillery. 

Sarah,  m.  to  Matt.  Bell,  esq.  of  Wol- 
sington,  in  Northumberland. 
Mr.  Brandling,  who  served  the  office  of 
sheriff  for  Northumberland  in  1781,  was*,  at 
his  decease  by  his  eldest  son, 

Charles-John  Brandling,  esq.  of  Gos- 
forth, who  wedded  Frances-Elizabeth,  dau. 
of  William  Hawksworth,  esq.  of  Hawks- 
worth,  in  the  county  of  York,  but  had  no 
issue.  On  his  father  accepting  the  Chiltern 
Hundreds  in  1797,  Mr.  Brandling  succeeded 
to  the  representation  of  the  borough  of 
Newcastle,  which  he  continued  to  represent 
until  1812.  At  the  general  election  in  1820, 
he  was  chosen  knight  of  the  shire  for 
Northumberland.  Mr.  Brandling  died  1st 
February,  1826,  and  was  s.  by  his  next 
brother,  the  present  Rev.  Ralph-Henry 
Brandling,  of  Gosforth. 

Arms — Gu.  a  cross  patonce  arg.  in  the 
chief  point  an  escallop  shell  of  the  secona. 

Crest — A  stump  of  an  oak  tree  coupe  d 
and  erased,  from  the  top  issuing  flames  of 
fire,  from  the  sinister  a  sprig  with  one  acorn 
and  leaves,  all  ppr.* 

Motto — Fide  et  virtute. 

Estates — In  the  counties  of  Northumber- 
land, York,  and  Durham. 

Seats  —  Gosforth  House,  Northumber- 
land ;  Middleton  Lodge,  W.  R.  of  York- 
shire ;  and  Shotton  Hall,  county  of  Durham. 

The  following  extraordinary  depo- 
sitions, regarding  this  family,  occur  in  a 
tattered  volume  amongst  the  mouldering  re- 
cords of  the  Consistory  Court  of  Durham  : 

"  George  Young,  of  Alnwick,  says  he  has 
been  for  seventeen  years  serjeant  to  the 
baylilfe  of  Alnwick,  during  which  time  he 
knew  Mr.  Edward  Delavall,  and  after  him 
Mr.  Robert  Muschampe  and  Mr.  John  Fary, 
successively  deputy-constables  of  the  castle 
of  Alnwicke,  and  that  they  sat  in  the  pewes 
on  the  north  side  of  the  chancell  of  Alnwick 
Church,  where  the  Earls  of  Northumber- 
land, their  officers,  &c.  usually  sat;  that 
Mr.  Richard  Brandling,  after  the  pub- 
lishing of  the  monition,  did  sit  in  the  upper- 
most seat  on  the  north  side  of  the  chancell 
of  the  church  of  Alnwick,  in  the  seat  com- 
monly called  the  Earle  of  Northumberland's 
seat,  where  he  satt  as  well  in  the  forenoon 


*  An  old  oak  stump  bearing  both  leaves  and 
fruit  was  doubtless  often  used  for  the  purpose  of 
a  border  beacon. — Surtees. 


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COYNEY,  OF  WESTON  COYNEY. 


as  in  the  afternoon,  and  said  he  would  sitt 
there  doe  any  man  what  he  could;  that  on 
the  4th  September  Richard  Brandling,  find- 
ing John  Fary  set  in  the  Earl's  seat  did  olFer 
to  put  the  said  John  Fary  forth,  which  he 
refusing,  the  said  Richard  Brandling  did  sitt 
before  him,  in  the  same  seate,  upon  his 
booke,  and  hath  sworne  divers  times  that 


the  Court  of  Durham  should  not  trye  it; 
and  not  content  with  this  outrage,  another 
witness  declares,  that  as  soon  as  he  war 
over  the  church  style  he  took  his  horne, 
and  did  blow  and  sound  the  same  all  along 
the  streets  of  Alnwick/' 

Deposition  before  the  Archdeacon  of 
Northumberland. 


COYNEY,  OF  WESTON  COYNEY. 

COYNEY-HILL,  WALTER-WILLIAM,  esq.  of  Weston  Coyney,  in  the  county  of 

Stafford,  espoused,  18th  August,  1788,  his  cousin,  Mary- 
Catharine,  sole  daughter  and  heiress  of  Edward  Coyney, 
esq.  of  the  same  place,  and  has  had  issue, 

Walter  Weston,  b.  8th  May,  1791,  died  unmarried, 

27th  February,  1830. 
George,  drowned  in  1810. 

Charles,  captain  in  the  King's  Own  Stafford  Militia, 

and  a  deputy  lieutenant  for  the  county  of  Stafford. 
Hubert-William,  a  midshipman  in  the  R.  N.  died  14th 

April,  1827. 
Thomas-Edward . 

Mary,  m.  to  George  Clifford,  esq.  youngest  son  of  the 
Hon.  Thomas  Clifford,  of  Tixal,  in  the  county  of 
Stafford. 

Elizabeth-Mary,  m.  to  John  Vanzeller,  esq.  of  Liver- 
pool, and  is  deceased. 
Anne. 

This  gentleman  (the  grandson  of  Anthony  Hill,  esq.  of  Pepperhill,  in  the  county  of 
Salop,  by  Catharine  Coyney,  daughter  of  Mark  Coyney,  esq.)  assumed  on  his  marriage, 
by  sign  manual,  in  pursuance  of  the  testamentaiy  injunction  of  Edward  Coyney,  esq. 
the  surname  and  arms  of  Coyney.  Mr.  Coyney  was  major  in  the  Staffordshire  Local 
Militia  in  1811,  and  is  a  magistrate  and  deputy  lieutenant  for  the  county. 


Umeage. 


The  family  of  Coyney  has  been  seated  at 
Weston  Coyney,  in  the  parish  of  Cavers- 
wall,  since  the  time  of  Henry  III.  when 
John,  the  son  of  Alan  (Fitzalan,  Lord  of 
Oswestree,  ancestor  of  the  Earls  of  Arun- 
del), who  died  in  the  twenty-fourth  of  that 
reign,  anno  1240,  granted  by  his  charter, 
sans  date,  to 

Walter  Coyne,  the  manor  of  Weston, 
subter  Kiversmond,  in  the  parish  of  Cavers- 
wall,  called  Weston  Coyney,  in  the  county 
of  Stafford,  subject  to  the  chief  rent  of  half 
a  mark  of  silver.  This  Walter  was  a  bene- 
factor to  Rowton  Abbey,  upon  which  he 
bestowed  five  bovates  of  land  in  his  manor 
of  Weston.  (He  had  a  brother,  Thomas, 
who  was  settled  at  Halene,  in  Staffordshire.) 
His  son, 

John  Coyne,  confirmed  the  grants  made  to 
Rowton  Abbey.  This  John  was  s.  by  his  son. 


John  Coyne,  living  in  1292,  who  wedded 
Margaret,  daughter  and  heir  of  William  de 
Erdington,  and  acquired  thereby  lands  in 
Wettley,  in  the  county  of  Stafford.  His 
son, 

William  Coyne,  Lord  of  Weston,  was 
witness  to  charters  of  24th  June,  1316,  9th 
Edward  II.    He  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Robert  Coyne,  who  m.  Sibella  ,  and 

dying  about  1343,  was  s.  by  his  son, 

John  Coyne,  living  in  1370,  who  was 
succeeded  by  his  son, 

Robert  Coyne,  who  m.  Hugolina,  third 
daughter  and  co-heir  of  Edward  Burnell,of 
Langley,  in  the  county  of  Salop,  and  by  the 
deed  of  partition  of  his  father-in-law's  pro- 
perty, obtained  the  manors  of  Ee  and  Hun- 
kynton,  in  the  parish  of  Much  Wenlock, 
and  lands  in  Garmeston,  in  the  county  of 
Salop.    In  August,  1390,  Robert  Coyne  and 


COYNEY,  OF  WESTON  COYNEY. 


43 


^lugolina,  his  wife,  were  admitted  members 
)f  the  confraternity  of  the  convent  of  Lilles- 
lall.    He  was  s.  by  his  son, 

RoBKfiT  CoYNii,  who  espoused,  in  June, 
1415,  Margaret,  daughter  of  Robert  Ha- 
loghton,  and  himself  and  his  wife  were  liv- 
ng  3rd  October,  1439.    He  had  issue, 
Robert,  his  heir. 

Walter,  living  28th  January,  1472. 
Margaret,   m.  —  Boghay,   Lord  of 
Annesley,  county  Stafford. 

Christiana,  )   hoth  living  in  1472. 
t  ranees,      5  " 
The  elder  son, 

Robert  Coyne,  died  before  the  26th 
June,  1473,  leaving,  by  Jane,  his  wife,  a 
son  and  heir, 

Robert  Coyne,  who  m.  in  1475,  Alice, 
daughter  of  Hugh  Erdeswicke,  of  Sandon, 
in  the  county  of  Staflbrd.  He  was  living 
2nd  January,  27th  Henry  VIII.  and  was  s. 
by  his  son, 

Robert  Coyne,  who  wedded  Dorothy, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Meverell,  of  Throwley, 
in  the  county  of  Stafford,  and  had  issue, 
John,  his  heir. 
Walter,  living  in  1540. 
William,  buried  1st  May,  1583. 
George. 
Robert. 

Jane,  m.  in  October,  1535,  to  Thomas 
Buckenhall,  esq.  of  Ubeley,  Stafford- 
shire. 

Petronilla,  living  in  1541,  m.  to  —  Dol- 
man, esq. 

Robert  Coyne  died  about  the  year  1541,  and 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

John  Coyney,  who  espoused  25th  Ja- 
nuary, 1534,  Margaret,  daughter  of  John 
Spurstowe,  of  Spurstowe,  in  the  county  of 
Chester,  and  had  issue, 
John,  his  heir. 

George,  of  Coppenhull,  in  the  county 
of  Salop,  who  m.  first,  Winifred,  dau. 
of  John  Skrimshire,  esq.  of  Norbury, 
in  the  county  of  StatFord ;  and  se- 
condly, Margaret,  sister  of  Robert 
Needham,  esq.  of  Shenton,  in  the 
same  shire. 

Edward. 

Dorothy,  m.  to  James  Barlow,  esq.  of 

Ipstoues,  Staffordshire. 
Jane. 

Elenor,  m.  21st  February,  1570,  to  Wil- 
liam Allen,  of  Brokenhouse. 
The  eldest  son, 

John  Coyney,  esq.  married  in  August, 
1553,  Ann,  daughter  of  Anthony  Wolseley, 
esq.  of  Wolseley,  and  by  her  (who  was 
buried  28th  April,  1585)  he  had  four  sons 
and  three  daughters,  viz. 
Thomas,  his  heir. 

George,  baptized  28th  April,  and  died 
13th  August,  1567. 


{^1^"'    I   both  living  in  1599. 
Adam,  S 

Cassandra,  baptized  11th  April,  1561, 
m.  23rd  July,  1580,  to  John  Tytensor, 
esq.  of  Tytensor,  in  Staffordshire. 
Margaret,  baptized  in  March,  1562. 
Mary,  baptized  7th  August,  1564. 
Mr.  Coyney  was  living  7th  September,  1609. 
He  was  s.  at  his  demise  by  his  son, 

Thomas  Coyney,  esq.  baptized  A.  D. 
1558,  m.  Jane,  daughter  of  Ralph  Done,  esq. 
of  Atkynton  and  Flayyard,  in  Cheshire,  and 
by  her  (who  survived  her  husband,  and  was 
buried  30th  August,  1632)  he  had  issue, 
Thomas,  his  heir. 

John,  baptized  4th  February,  1581, 
died  in  1584. 

George,  born  in  1584,  died  the  follow- 
ing year. 

Robert,  baptized  12th  November,  1588, 
who  settled  at  Ballygayon,  in  the 
Queen's  County,  Ireland.    He  was 
living  14th  November,  1607. 
Richard,  baptized  in  1590,  and  died  the 

following  year. 
Ralph,  baptized  16th  September,  1594. 
Elinor. 
Margaret. 
The  eldest  son, 

Thomas  Coyney,  esq.  baptized  15th  Au- 
gust, 1583,  espoused  Ellen,  daughter  of 
Sampson  Erdeswicke,  esq.  of  Sandon,  in  the 
county  of  Stafford,  and  had  six  sons  and  a 
daughter,  viz.  John,  who  died  v.  p.  unmar- 
ried ;  Sampson,  his  heir ;  Francis,  Richard, 
George,  Thomas,  and  Ann,  m.  in  1631,  to 
William  Baggeley,  esq.  of  Barlaston.  The 
eldest  surviving  son, 

Sampson  Coyney,  esq.  wedded,  in  1633, 
Anne,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  Philip  Dray- 
cot,  esq.  of  Draycot,  in  Staffordshire,  by 
whom  (who  died  in  1691)  he  had  issue, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

II.  Philip. 

III.  Sampson,  baptized  12th  December. 
1639. 

IV.  Thomas. 

V.  Mark,  who  died  2nd  July,  169o, 

leaving  issue, 

John,  of  Alveton  Lodge,  in  Staf- 
fordshire, who  continued  the  line 
of  the  family. 

Edward,  a  catholic  priest. 

Catharine,  born  in  April  1692,  who 
m.  8th  July,  1710,  Anthony  Hill, 
esq.  of  Pepperhill,  in  Salop,  and 
their  grandson  is  the  present 
Walter  William  Hill  Coyney, 
esq.  of  Weston  Coyney. 

VI.  Catharine,  m.  to  Charles  Whitehall 
esq.  of  Yieldensley,  in  Derbyshire, 
and  died  17th  December,  1699. 

Sampson  Coyney  died  2nd  March,  1653,  and 
was  s.  by  his  son, 

John  Coyney,  esq.  born  in  1637,  who  in. 


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LEGH,  OF  NORBURY  BOOTHS  HALL. 


in  October,  1661,  Ellen,  daughter  and  co-heir 
of  John  Dawes,  esq.  of  Caughley,  in  Shrop- 
shire, and  by  her  (who  wedded,  secondly, 
William  Parker,  esq.  of  Park  Hall)  he  had 
(with  a  dau.  Ellen)  a  son  and  successor, 

Sampson  Coyney,  esq.  born  in  1662. 
This  gentleman  dying  unmarried,  1st  May, 

1693,  devised  his  estates  to  his  sister, 
Ellen  Coyney,  who  espoused,  in  Sept. 

1694,  William  Gower,  esq.  of  Colmers  and 
Queenhill,  in  the  county  of  Worcester,  by 
whom  (who  died  1st  June,  1736)  she  had  an 
only  son, 

William  Gower,  esq.  in  right  of  his  mother 
lord  of  Weston  Coyney.  This  gentleman 
was  unfairly  killed  in  a  duel  at  a  tavern  in 
Drury-lane,  February, 1725,  byMajorOneby, 
who  was  tried  at  the  Old  Bailey,  found  guilty 
of  murder,  and  ordered  for  execution,  but 
during  the  night  he  cut  his  throat  in  prison. 
(Vide  State  Trials  and  Harleian  MSS.  No. 
7187.)  William  Gower,  by  his  will  of  the 
10th  August,  1721,  bequeathed  Weston 
Coyney  to  his  father  for  life,  with  remainder 
to  the  heir  male  of  the  family, 

John  Coyney,  esq.  grandson  of  Sampson 
Coyney,  by  Ann  Draycot.    This  gentleman 
died  in  1732,  before  William  Gower,  the 
elder,  and  left  issue,  by  Ann  his  wife, 
Edward,  his  heir. 

William,  who  m.  a  daughter  of  Hum- 
phrey Parry,  esq.  of  Pwllhalog,  in 
Flint,  and  had  an  only  daughter, 
Elizabeth-Mary,  who  became  ab- 


bess of  the  convent  at  York.  Her 
ladyship  died  16th  December 
1826. 

Thomas,  who  m.  Miss  Catharine  Brough- 

ton,  and  died  in  December,  1777. 
Magdalen,  m.  to  Gervas  Newton,  esq.  of 

the  county  of  Lincoln. 
Ann,  m.  to  Robert  Bateman,  esq.  of 
Woolscote,  in  Hartington,  county  of 
Derby. 
The  eldest  son, 

Edward  Coyney,  esq.  at  the  decease  of 
William  Gower,  1st  June,  1736,  entered 
into  possession  of  the  Weston  Coyney  es- 
tates. He  m.  in  July,  1768,  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Mathew  Smith,  esq.  and  by  that  lady 
(who  wedded,  secondly,  in  October,  1773, 
Michael  Jones,  esq.  of  Lancaster,  and  died 
in  November,  1814,)  left  at  his  demise,  2nd 
May,  1772,  an  only  dau.  and  heiress,  Mary- 
Catharine,  lady  of  the  manor  of  Weston 
Coyney,  who  m.  as  stated  above,  her  cousin, 
Walter  William  Hill,  esq. 
Arms — Quarterly,  1st  and  4th,  or,  on  a 
bend  sa.  three  trefoils  slipped  arg.  for  Coy- 
ney ;  2nd  and  3rd  arg.  a  lion  rampant  sa. 
crowned,  or,  for  Burn  ell. 

Ci-est — A  cubit   arm   erect,  vested  sa. 
slashed  and  cutfed,  or,  holding  in  the  hand 
ppr.  a  faulchion  arg.  embriied  with  blood  in 
three  places,  hilt  and  pomel  gold. 
Motto — Fide,  sed  cui,  vide. 
Estates — In  Staffordshire. 
Seat — Weston  Coyney,  in  that  county. 


LEGH,  OF  NORBURY  BOOTHS  HALL. 

LEGH,  PETER,  esq.  of  Norbuiy  Booths  Hall  and  Torkington  Lodge,  both  in  the 
county  of  Chester,  b.  in  1794,  succeeded  his  father  in  1826.  Mr.  Legh  is  deputy 
lieutenant  for  Cheshire,  and  has  served  the  office  of  high  sheriff. 

The  Leghs  derived  their  name  from  the 
town  of  High  Legh,  in  Cheshire,  where 
they  were  seated  before  the  Conquest. 

Hamon,  Lord  of  the  Mediety  of  High 
Legh,  in  the  time  of  Henry  II.  was  father 
of 

William  de  Legh,  of  West  Hall,  in  High 
Legh,  whose  grandson, 

Richard  de  Legh,  left  an  only  daughter 
and  heiress, 

Agnes  de  Legh,  who  espoused,  first, 
Richard  de  Lymme,  and  had  a  son, 

I.  Thomas,  who  took  the  name  of  Legh, 
and  had  half  of  the  said  mediety  of 
High  Legh.    He  left  a  son, 

Thomas  Legh,  who  was  patriarch 
of  the  Legh,  of  West  Legh,  in 
High  Legh. 


LRGTl,  OF  NORBURY  BOOTHS  HALL. 


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Agnes  wedded,  secondly,  William  de  Ha- 
wardyn,  and  had  a  son  by  him, 

II.  Kali'H  dk  Hawardyn,  who  had  the 
other  half  of  the  mediety  of  High 
Legh,  and  sold  it  to  Sir  Richard 
Massey,  of  Tatton,  in  1200. 
She  m.  thirdly.  Sir  William  Venables,  knt. 
second  son  of  Sir  William  Venables,  Baron 
of  Kinderton,  by  whom  she  had  another  son, 
m.  John,  who  assumed  the  name  of 
Legh. 
The  youngest  son, 

John  Legh,  became  proprietor,  by  pur- 
chase, of  Knutsford  Booth,  before  the  28th 

of  Edward  I.    He  wedded,  first.   , 

and  had  a  son,  John  (Sir).  He  espoused, 
secondly,  Ellen,  daughter  of  Thomas  de  Co- 
rona, of  Adlington,  and  was  father  of 

Robert,  from  whom  sprang  the  Leghs, 
of    Adlington,    Annesley,  Lyme, 
Ridge,  Stonelegh,  Stockwell,  &,c. 
William  (Sir),  ancestor  of  the  Leghs, 
of  Isall. 

Peter,  progenitor  of  the   Leghs,  of 

Bechton. 
Gilbert,  whose  son, 

John  de  Legh,  m.  Cecilia  de  Towne- 
ley,  and  became  ancestor  of  the 
family,  which  assumed  the  name 
of  Towneley,  and  which  is  now 
represented  by  Peregrine-Ed- 
ward Towneley,  esq.  of  Towneley. 
He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son. 

Sir  John  de  Legh,  living  in  the  time  of 
Edward  IH.  who  m.  first,  Maud,  daughter 
of  Sir  John  Arderne,  of  Aldford,  and  ac- 
quired with  her  a  moiety  of  the  manor  of 
Mobberley.    By  this  lady  he  had, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

II.  James,  who  died  before  the  43rd  of 
Edward  HI.  leaving  a  son, 

John,  heir  to  his  uncle. 
Sir  John  espoused,  secondly,  Isabel,  sister 
and  co-heir  of  John  Baggileigh,  of  Baggi- 
leigh,  and  had  another  son, 

III.  William,  founder  of  the  Leighs,  of 
Baggileigh,  now  extinct. 

The  eldest  son, 

John  Legh,  of  Booths,  wedded  Elizabeth, 
daughter  and  co-heir  of  Sir  Richard  de 
Sonbach,  by  whom  he  had  an  only  daughter, 
Maud  Legh,  who  m.  Richard  Rad- 
clyfFe,  of  Ordeshall,  and  conveyed  to 
him,  as  her  inheritance,  a  moiety  of 
the  manor  of  Mobberley. 
John  Legh  dying  thus  without  male  issue, 
the  estate  of  Booths  devolved  upon  his  ne- 
phew, 

John  Legh,  whothus  became  "of  Booths." 
In  the  43rd  of  Edward  III.  he  was  found 
by  inquisition,  at  the  decease  of  his  father's 
step-mother,  Isabel,  heir  to  the  lands  which 
she  enjoyed  after  her  husband's  death, 
namely,  the  manor  of  Booths,  in  Knottes- 
ford,  a  sixth  of  Ollerton,  and  half  of  Rones- 


thorne,  with  divers  other  lands.  He  was 
sheriff  of  Cheshire  from  the  5th  to  the  9tii 
of  the  reign  of  Henry  V.  He  was  s.  at  his 
decease  by  his  son, 

John  Legh,  of  Booths,  father  of 
Sir  John  Legh,  of  Booths,  a  staunch 
Lancastrian,  who  fell  fighting  under  the 
Red  Rose  at  Blore  Heath,  in  the  38th  of 
Henry  VI.    He  left  two  sons, 

I.  John,  his  successor. 

II.  Philip,  heir  to  his  nephew. 
The  elder  son, 

John  Legh,  of  Booths,  espoused  Emma, 
daughter  and  co-heiress  of  Robert  Grosve- 
nor,  of  Hulme,  with  whom  he  acquired 
the  demesne  lands  of  AUostock.  He  died 
in  1470,  and  was  s.  by  his  only  son, 

John  Legh,  esq.  of  Booths.  This  gen- 
tleman m.  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  William 
Booth,  of  Dunham  Massey,  by  whom  (who 
m.  secondly,  Geoffrey  Shakerley,  esq.  of 
Sliakerley)  he  had  an  only  daughter, 

Elizabeth  Legh,  who  was  sole  heiress 
to  her  grandmother's  estate  at  Hulme. 
She  m.   Peter  Shakerley,  esq.  of 
Shakerley.    (See  vol.  i.  p.  9.) 
John  Legh  dying  without  male  issue,  was  s. 
by  his  uncle, 

Philip  Legh,  esq.  who  was  returned  to 
tlie  estate  of  Booths  by  inquisition  in  the 
2nd  Richard  III.    He  wedded  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Andrew  Brereton,  of  Brereton, 
by  whom  (who  wedded,  secondly,  John  Car- 
rington,  of  Carrington)  he  left  issue, 
John  (Sir),  his  heir. 
Joan,  m.  first  to  Richard  Starkey,  esq. 
of  Stretton,  and  secondly  to  —  Stan- 
ley. 

Ellen,  m.  to  Sir  Ralph  Leycester,  of 
Toft.    (See  vol.  i.  p.  74.) 
He  died  in  the  18th  of  Henry  VIII.  and 
was     by  his  son. 

Sir  John  Legh,  of  Booths,  who  received 
the  honor  of  knighthood  at  Leith,  11th  May, 
1544,  at  which  time  the  Earl  of  Hertford, 
being  then  general,  knighted  several  Che- 
shire gentlemen.  He  espoused  Jane,  sister 
of  William  Sneyd,  esq.  of  Bradwell,  and 
was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  eldest  son, 

John  Legh,  esq.  of  Booths.  This  gentle- 
man wedded  Jane,  daughter  of  Sir  William 
Brereton,  of  Brereton,  and  dying  in  1617, 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

William  Legh,  esq.  of  Booths,  who  was 
sheriff  of  Cheshire  in  1636.  He  had  two 
wives,  but,  apparently,  issue  by  one  only, 
Dorothy,  daughter  of  Sir  Geoffry  Shaker- 
ley, of  Hulme,  namely, 
John,  his  successor. 
Mary,  m.  to  William  Houghton,  of 

Houghton. 
Elizabeth,  m.  to  Thomas  Witchcot,  esq 
of  Mobberley. 
He  died  in  1641,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest 


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LEGII,  OF  NORBURY  BOOTHS  HALL. 


John  Legh,  esq.  of  Booths,  who  m.  first, 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Thomas  Wasliborn, 
esq.  and  had  an  only  surviving  child,  Eliz- 
abeth, m.  to  Thomas  Hollinshed,  esq.  of 
Heywood.  He  espoused,  secondly,  Doro- 
thy, daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Ash  ton,  of 
Middleton,  and  had,  with  three  sons,  who 
died  young,  two  daughters,  Dorothy,  wife 
of  Samuel  Hanmer,  and  Anne,  m.  to  John 
Dichfield,  of  Manchester.  Mr.  Legh  »n. 
thirdly,  in  1652,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir 
Thomas  Stanley,  hart,  of  Alderley,  and  had 
further  issue, 

I.  Peter,  his  heir. 

II.  John,  died  young. 

III.  Richard,  of  Torkington,  d.  s.  p. 

IV.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Richard  Calverley, 
esq.  of  Ouden. 

V.  Mary. 

In  the  Harl.  MSS.  will  be  found  a  copy  of 
the  following  memorial,  which  formerly  ap- 
peared in  the  chapel  of  Nether  Knutsford  : 

"  Here  within  this  tombe  lyeth  interred 
the  body  of  John  Legh,  of  Norbury  Booths, 
esq.  who  was  made  high  sheriff  of  the  county 
palatine  of  Chester,  the  31st  day  of  Decem- 
ber, in  the  yeare  of  our  Lord  God  1657,  and 
so  continued  for  the  yeares  1658,  1659  :  and 
so  whilst  he  was  high  sheriff  departed  this 
life  on  Monday,  the  16th  day  of  April,  1660, 
being  aged  59  yeares." 
He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Peter  Legh,  esq.  of  Booths,  who  m.  Ruth, 
daughter  and  co-heir  of  Robert  Barcroft,  esq. 
of  Barcroft,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  and 
was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  only  daughter 
and  heiress, 

Ruth  Legh,  of  Booths,  who  espoused 
Thomas  Pennington,  esq.  of  Chester,  a  cap- 
tain in  the  army,  and  representative  of  a 
branch  of  the  Penningtons,  of  Muncaster. 
She  died  in  1715-16,  and  was  byher  only 
surviving  son, 

Thomas  Pennington,  esq.  of  Booths,  who 
assumed  the  surname  and  arms  of  Legh. 
He  wedded  Helena,  daughter  of  Sir  Wil- 
loiighby  Aston,  bart.  of  Aston,  and  was  s. 
by  his  only  son, 

Peter  Legh,  esq.  of  Booths,  b.  4th 
March,  1722-3,  who  in  1745  completed  the 
erection  of  Norbury  Booths  Hall,  a  hand- 


some and  spacious  mansion  of  brick.  Ht 
m.  in  1744,  Anne,  daughter  and  co-heir  of 
Peter  Wade,  esq.  by  whom  (who  d.  in  1794) 
he  had  issue, 

Peter-Pennington,  who  d.  in  the  life- 
time of  his  father,  in  1777. 
Thomas,  who  died  also  in  his  father's, 

lifetime,  anno  1790. 
WiLLOUGHBY,  heir  to  his  father. 
John,  successor  to  his  brother. 
Anne  -  Helena,  m.  in  1792,  to  John  i 
Mathews,  esq.  captain  R.  N.  and  d. 
the  following  year,  s.  p. 
Mary,  d.  unm. 
He  d.  12th  August,  1804,  and  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  surviving  son, 

WiLLOi'GHBY  Legh,  esq.  of  Norbury 
Booths  Hall,  b.  25th  May,  1749,  at  whose 
decease,  unmarried,  the  estates  devolved  1 
upon  his  brother, 

John  Legh,  esq.  of  Bedford-square,  Lon- 
don, and  Torkington,  in  Cheshire,  barrister! 
at  law,  who  m.  29th  March,  1792,  Isabella, 
daughter  and  co-heir  of  Edmund  Dawson,, 
esq.  of  Wharton,  in  LancasTiire,  and  had! 
issue, 

Peter,  his  heir.  : 
John,  d.  young. 

Edmund- Dawson,  h.  in  1801,  in  holy 
orders,  incumbent  of  Trinity  Church, 
Queen-street,  Lincoln's-inn-fields.  , 
Anne,  m.  to  William  Clowes,  esq. 
Isabell,  m.  to  the  Rev.  Bertie  Johnson, 
rector  of  Lymme,  Cheshire. 
Mr.  Legh  d.  in  April,  1826,  and  was  by 
his  elder  son,  the  present  Peter  Legh,  esq. 
of  Norbury  Booths  Hall. 

Arms — Az.  two  bars  or,  over  all  a  bend 
I  gules  ;    quartering  Pennington,  of  Mun- 
caster, Leigh,  of  the  West  Hall,  Corona,  of 
Adlington,    Baggilegh,  Sandbach,  Lech, 
Grosvenor,  Barcroft,  Wade,  and  Dawson. 

Motto — Prudens,  fidelis  et  audax. 

Crest — An  arm  embowed,  couped  at  the 
shoulder,  vested  gules,  hand  ppr.  holding  a 
sword  er(  ct,  also  ppr.  a  snake  twisting 
round  the  same,  arg. 

Estates — In  Cheshire. 

Seats — Norbur\  Booths  Hall,  near  Knuts- 
ford, and  Torkington  Lodge,  near  Sto<kport, 
both  in  the  county  of  Chester. 


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RAWSON,  OF  NIDD  HALL  AND  BHADFORD. 

RAWSON,  BENJAMIN,  esq.  of  Nidd  Hall,  in  the  county  of  York,  and  of  Darley, 

Hall,  Lancashire,  b.  in  1758,  m.  in  1785,  Elizabeth,  only 
surviving  child  of  Thomas  Plumbe,  esq.  second  son  of  the 
Rev.  Thomas  Plumbe,  rector  of  Aug-hton  and  Moberley, 
and  canon  of  Windsor,  by  whom  (who  d.  in  November, 
1807)  he  has  had  issue, 

Jeremiah. 

Charles,  R.N.  died  at  Antigua. 

Thomas,  who  m.  26th  July,  1824,  Francis-Penelope, 
third  daughter  of  Col.  Plumbe  Tempest,  of  Tong 
Hall  (see  vol.  i.  p.  288)  and  by  her,  who  died  4th 
May,  1825,  he  has  an  only  daughter,  Frances- 
Penelope. 
Benjamin. 

William,  lieutenant  87th  Fusileers. 

Brook,  (  ^^^^  ^^^^ 
Rachel,  d.  unmarried. 
Mary. 

Sarah,  who  m.  5th  June,  1817,  Major-general  George 
Guy  Carlton-L'Estrange,  of  Moystown,  in  the  King's 
County. 

Anne,  m.  10th  March,  1817,  to  Lieutenant-colonel 
Thomas-Samuel  Nicolls,  youngest  brother  of  Ed- 
ward Nicolls,  esq.  of  Swithamley  Park,  and  has  issue. 

Elizabeth. 

Margaret,  who  died  young. 

Mr.  Rawson,  who  inherited  the  family  estates 
mented  his  fortune  by  trade,  purchased  Nidd,  h 
in  Yorkshire. 


at  Bradford,  having  considerably  aug- 
is  present  residence,  and  other  property 


The  Ravensons  or  Rawsons  were  origi- 
nally settled  at  Fryston,  near  Ferrybridge. 
In  the  visitation  of  the  county  of  York, 
1585,  there  is  a  pedigree  given  of  eight 
generations,  commencing  with  Robert  Raw- 
son,  of  Fryston,  who  lived  temp.  Richard 
II.  and  who  married  Agnes,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Mares.  A  branch  of  which  family 
as  is  presumed  from  the  similarity  of  arms 
in  the  visitation  of  1666,  settled  at  Brad- 
ford, in  Yorkshire. 

William  Rawson,  esq.  of  Bradford,  whose 
will  bears  date  18th  March,  1549,  had  five 
sons,  viz. 

I.  WILLL4M,  who  m.  (as  stated  in  the 
visitation  of  Yorkshire,  1666)  Agnes, 
daughter  and  heiress  of  William 
Gascoigne,  esq.  and  thus  acquired 
the  manor  and  estate  of  Shipley. 
He  had  several  children,  of  whom 
;  William,  his  heir,  m.  Barbara, 

daughter  of  William  Hawks- 
worth,  esq.  of  Hawksworth,  but 
died  s.  p. 


Thomas,  the  second  son,  died  unm. 
Laurence,  the  third  son,  wedded 
Jane,  another  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Hawksworth,  esq.  of  Haws- 
worth,  and  had  issue.  Fourth 
in  descent  from  Laurence,  was, 
William  Rawson,  esq.  who 
m.  Judith  Prescot,  and  dying 
without  issue,  in  1745,  be- 
queathed the  Shipley  estates 
to  his  wife.   That  lady  wed- 
ded secondly,  Dr.  Jackson, 
of  Stamford,  and  had  two 
sons,  Cyril,  Dean  of  Christ- 
church,  and  William,  Bishop 
of  Oxford,  whose  executors 
sold  the  manor  and  estate 
of  Shipley,  to  John-Wil- 
mer  Field,  esq.  of  Heaton 
Hall,  near  Bradford,  York- 
shire, the  present  possessor. 
II.  Nicholas. 
HI.  Richard. 
IV.  Paul. 


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BI^CKER,  OF  CARRICK  BLACKER. 


V.  Henry. 
Third  in  descent  from  the  fourth  son, 
Paul  Rawson,  esq.  of  Bradford,  was 
William  Rawson,  esq.  of  Boiling,  near 
Bradford,  who  m.  first,  Martha,  daughter  of 
William  Pollard,  esq.  and  had,  with  other 
children, 

William,  his  heir. 

Hannah,  m.  to  William  Wainman,  esq. 
of  Boiling. 

He  wedded  secondly,  Dorcas,  daughter  and 
heiress  of  Timothy  Brooke,  esq.  of  Brook- 
royd,  near  Birstall,  and  had  (with  five 
daughters)  a  son, 

Brooke,  who  m.  Susanna,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  Bower,  esq.  and  had  a  son, 
Benjamin,  heir  to  his  cousin  Jere- 
miah. 

Mr.  Rawson  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his 
eldest  son, 

William  Rawson,  esq.  who  built  the  pre- 
sent mansion  house  at  Bradford  in  1705. 
He  married  thrice,  and  by  his  second  wife, 
Grace,  daughter  and  co-heiress  ol  Jeremiah 
Rossendale,  esq.  had,  inter  alios,  a  son  and 
successor, 

Jeremiah  Rawson,  esq.  of  Bradford,  who 
espoused   Frances,  daughter   of  Richard 


Sterne,  esq.  of  Elvington,  grand-daughter 
of  Archbishop  Sterne,  and  cousin  to  Law- 
rence Sterne,  the  author  of  the  Sentimental 
Journey.  By  this  lady  he  had  a  son,  Jere- 
miah, and  a  daughter,  Frances,  but  both 
dying  young,  he  left,  at  his  decease,  the 
Bradford  estates  to  his  first  cousin, 

Benjamin  Rawson,  esq.  who  m.  Anne, 
eldest  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Charles  Steer, 
rector  of  Handsworth,  in  the  county  of 
York,  and  had  issue, 

Benjamin,  b.  in  1758,  his  heir. 

Susannah,?  ,   ^,  , 

Mary,      '  ^  both  died  unm. 

Anne,  m.  to  John  Cheyne,  esq.  lieu- 
tenant R.N.  and  had  one  son  and  a 
daughter. 

Mr.  Rawson  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his 
only  son,  the  present  Benjamin  Rawson, 
esq.  of  Bradford,  Nidd,  and  Darley. 

Arms — Per  fesse  sa.  and  azure,  a  castle 
with  four  towers,  arg. 

Crest — A  raven's  head  couped  sa.  gutte' 
or,  in  its  beak  an  annulet  gold. 

Estates — In  Yorkshire  and  Lancashire. 

Seats — Nidd  Hall,  near  Knaresborough, 
and  Darley  Hall,  in  Lancashire. 


BLACKER,  OF  CARRICK  BLACKER. 


BLACKER,  WILLIAM,  esq.  of  Carrickblacker,  in  the  county  of  Armagh,  M.A. 
lieutenant- colonel  of  the  Armagh  militia,  and  a  deputy-lieutenant  of  that  shire,  b.  in 
1780,  m.  in  1810,  Anne,  eldest  daughter  of  Sir  Andrew  Ferguson,  bart.  M.P.  for 
Londonderry.  Col.  Blacker  was  appointed  Vice  Treasurer  of  Ireland  in  Januaiy, 
1817,  and  held  office  until  1829,  when  he  resigned.  He  succeeded  his  father  in 
1826. 


This  family  derives  its  name  and  descent 
from  Blacar,  king  or  chief  of  the  North- 


men or  Danes,  who  settled  at  Dublin  in  the 
beginning  of  the  tenth  century.  He  was 
the  son  of  Godfred,  and  the  grandson  of 
Imar.  Succeeding  his  brother  Amlave  in 
9.38,  he  led  back  the  Danes  to  Dublin,  from 
whence  they  had  been  driven.  In  940,  he 
plundered  Clonmacnoise  and  Kildare,  and 
the  next  year  he  slew  with  his  own  axe,  on 
the  26th  March,  in  a  pitched  battle  on  the 
banks  of  the  Bann,  Mairchertach,  King  of 
Ailech,  called  the  Hector  or  bravest  of  his 
time,  and  the  day  after  he  marched  against 
and  sacked  the  city  of  Armagh.  It  is  a 
singular  fact  that  his  descendants  have  for 
many  generations  possessed  the  site  of  this 
victory  ;  the  traditions  of  the  country,  the 
remains  of  an  ancient  encampment,  and  the 
discovery  of  both  Danish  and  Irish  Aveapons 
(some  of  which  are  now  in  the  possession  of 
Colonel  Blacker),  strongly  corroborate  the 


BLACKER,  OF  CA 

testimony  of  historians,  in  tliis  particular. 
In  943,  Blacar  was  driven  from  Dublin  by 
a  successful  attack  of  the  Irish,  and  he  fell 
in  94G  near  that  city,  with  1600  of  his  peo- 
ple, vanquished  by  Congalach,  King  of  Ire- 
land, and  was  succeeded  by  his  son,  SiTRic 
Mac  Blacar.  By  some  authors  he  is  called 
Blaccard,  and  it  is  worthy  of  observation, 
that  the  name  is  still  frequently  pronounced 
by  the  lower  classes  of  the  people  Blac- 
KARD.  See  Harris  Ware,  vol.  i.  p.  48. 
Stewart's  History  of  Armagh,  p.  160.  &c. 

Captain  Valentine  Blacker,  of  Carrick, 
in  the  parish  of  Sego  and  county  of  Armagh, 
as  he  is  described  in  old  records,  was  born 
in  1597.  He  m.  Judith,  daughter  of  — 
Harrisson,  esq.  of  Breagh,  and  had  one 
son,  George,  and  a  daughter,  Violetta. 
Captain  Blacker  purchased  the  manor  of 
Cnrrowbrack,  with  courts  leet,  &.c.  from  An- 
thony Cope,  esq.  of  Loughgall,  22nd  August, 
ICGO.  This  manor  is  commonly  known  by 
the  name  of  Carrickblacker.  During  Cap- 
tain Slacker's  lifetime,  and  principally  by 
his  means,  the  old  church  of  Sego,  now  in 
ruins,  was  built.     He  died  17th  August, 

1677,  and  was  interred  in  Sego  Church. 
His  only  son  and  successor. 

Major  George  Blacker,  of  Carrick  and 
Ballynaghie,  both  in  the  county  of  Armagh, 
espoused  Rosa,  daughter  of  —  Young,  esq. 
and  liad  issue, 

William,  his  heir. 

Legard,  died  29th  August,  1686,  and 

was  buried  at  Shankhill. 
Robert,  a  captain,  died  31st  August, 

1689,  buried  at  Sego. 
Frances,  m.  to  John  Tipping,  esq.  who 

died  25th  February,  1689,  and  was 

buried  at  Sego. 
Major  Blacker  was  one  of  the  gentlemen 
obliged  by  James  II.  to  proceed  to  London- 
derry for  the  purpose  of  demanding  the  sur- 
render of  that  city ;  but  remaining  firm  to 
the  cause  of  William,  his  name,  together  with 
that  of  his  son,  William  Blacker,  gent,  ap- 
peared in  the  act  of  attainder  of  that  day. 
Mrs.  Rose  Blacker  died  4th  February,  1689; 
the  precise  time  of  Major  Blacker's  demise 
is  uncertain,  but  it  must  have  been  shortly 
after:  both  were  buried  in  Sego  church. 
Major  Blacker  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

William  Blacker,  esq.  of  Carrick  and 
Bally troan,  who  built,  in  1692,  as  appears 
from  a  date  cut  on  a  stone  in  the  wall,  tlie 
present  manor  house  of  Carrickblacker. 
This  gentleman  m.  first, before  the  year  1666, 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Robert 
Stewart,  of  Irry  and  Stewart  Hall,  in  the 
county  of  Tyrone,  third  son  of  the  first  baron 
Castlestewart,  descended  from  the  dukes  of 
Albany,  and  by  her  (who  died  in  January, 

1678,  and  was  buried  at  Bally  clog),  he  had 
an  only  son, 

Stewart,  his  lieir. 

2 


IKICK  BLACKER.  49 

Mr.  Blacker  espoused,  secondly,  late  in 
life,  Miss  Mathers,  and  had  another  son, 
Samuel,  of  Tandragee,  county  of  Ar- 
magh, who  m.  29th  April,  1734,  Mary, 
daughter  of  —  Corry,  esq.  of  Rock 
Corry,  in  the  county  of  Monaghan, 
and  by  her  (who  died  30th  October, 
1771)  he  left  issue, 
St.  John  Blacker,  in  holy  orders, 
rector  of  Moira,  in  the  county  of 
Down,  and  afterwards  preben- 
dary of  Inver,  in  Donegal,  born 
28th  September,  1743,  m.  first, 
10th  October,  1767,  Grace, 
daughter  of  Maxwell  Close,  esq. 
of  Elm  Park,  in  Armaghshire, 
and  sister  of  Sir  Barry  Close, 
bart.  Mr.  Blacker  subsequently 
resided  at  Twickenham,  in  Mid- 
dlesex, and  wedded,  secondly, 
Susan,  daughter  of  Dr.  Messiter, 
of  London.  By  his  first  wife 
(who  died  2nd  April,  1798,  and 
was  buried  at  St.  Oswald's, 
Chester)  he  had  five  sons  and 
four  daughters,  viz. 

I.  Samuel,  in  holy  orders, 
LL.D.  prebendary  of  Mul- 
labrack,  in  the  county  of 
Armagh,  born  29th  Septem- 
ber, 1771,  m.  first,  Mary- 
Anne,  daughter  of  David 
Ross,  esq.  of  Rosstrevor, 
and  sister  of  major-general 
Robert  Ross,  of  Blodens- 
bury,  by  whom  he  had,  with 
a  son  Henry,  who  d.  s.p.  one 
daughter,  Elizabeth,  m.  to 
the  Rev.  N.  Calvert,  of 
Hunsdon  House,  Herts.  Dr. 
Samuel  Blacker  wedded,  se- 
condly, Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Douglas,  esq.  of 
Grace  Hall,  county  of  Down, 
and  has  issue, 

1.  St.  John. 

2.  Thomas. 

3.  Theodosia. 

4.  Elizabeth. 

II.  Maxwell,  of  Dublin,  K.  C. 
bencher  of  the  Hon.  Society 
of  King's  Inns,  and  chair- 
man of  Kilmainham,  born 
14th  March,  1773,  called  to 
the  bar  in  1795. 

III.  William,  of  Gosford,  born 
1st  April,  1776. 

IV.  Valentine,C.B. lieutenant- 
colonel  of  the  1st  regiment 
of  light  infantry  in  the  East 
India  Company's  service ; 
quartermaster-general  of  the 
Madras  army  ;  surveyor-ge- 
neral of  India,  &c.  born  19th 
October,  1778,  m.  22nd  De- 


50 


BLACKER,  OF  CARRICK  BLACKER. 


cember,  1813,  Emma.daugh- 
ter  of  Robert  Johnson,  esq. 
of  Liverpool,  and  had  three 
sons,  Valentine  -  Samuel- 
Barry  ;  Maxwell ;  and  St. 
John,  and  one  daughter, 
Emma-Louisa-Rosa.  Lieu- 
tenant-colonel Blacker  pub- 
lished in  1821,  "A  History 
of  the  Maharatta  War,"  4to. 
with  maps  and  plans  ;  and 
also  a  magnificent  Map  of 
Hindustan,  from  his  own 
survey.    He  died  in  1823. 

V.  St.  John,  of  Merion-square, 
Dublin,  lieutenant-colonel 
in  the  first  regiment  of  Ma- 
dras Native  Infantry,  born 
14th  March,  1786,  m.  in 
1828,  Anne  Hammond,  only 
child  of  Sir  Charles  Morgan, 
and  has  two  daughters, 
Charlotte  and  Isabella. 

VI.  Mary. 

viT.  Catherine,  m.  10th  Ja- 
nuary, 1804,  to  the  Rev. 
Charles  Barker,  canon  of 
Wells  ;  and  secondly,  to  the 
Rev.  —  Ball. 

VIII.  Grace,  7n.  6th  May,  1809, 
to  Robert  Alexander,  esq. 
representative  of  the  elder 
branch  of  the  Caledon  fa- 
mily, and  has  issue. 

IX.  Charlotte,  m.  8th  Decem- 
ber, 1808,  to  lieutenant- 
colonel  John  Munro,  and 
has  issue. 

William  Blacker,  of  Carrick,  was  s.  at  his 
decease  by  his  elder  son, 

Stewart  Blacker,  esq.  of  Carrick,  born 
in  1671.  This  gentleman  espoused  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  and  heiress  of  William  La- 
tham, esq.  of  Brookend,  in  the  county  of 
Tyroue,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Stewart,  died  in  infancy. 

II.  William,  his  heir. 

in.  Latham,  born  30th  September, 
1711,  m.  Martha,  daughter  of  Peter 
Beaver,  esq.  of  Drogheda,  by  whom 
(who  died  in  September,  1802)  he 
left  issue, 

1.  Beaver,  who  m.  his  cousin.  Miss 
Susan  Blacker,  and  died  in  May, 
1808,  leaving  a  son, 

Latham  Blacker,  esq.  solicitor 
to  His  Majesty's  Customs, 
Ireland,  who  m.  13th  April, 
1820,  Catherine,  daughter  of 
the  Rev.  George  Miller, 
D  D.  late  Fellow  of  Trinity 
College,  Dublin,  rector  of 
Denyvollen,  county  of  Fer- 
managh, and  has  Beaver 
Henry,  and  other  issue. 


2.  Henry,  captain  65tli  regiment. 

3.  William,  w.  Miss  Hamlyn , 
took  that  name  for  property, 
and  has  issue. 

4.  Latham,  major  65th  regiment, 
Newent,  in  the  county  of  Glou- 
cester, m.  Catherine,  daughter  of 
Colonel  Maddisson,  of  Lincoln- 
shire, and  has  had  issue, 

George,  died  unmarried,  en- 
sign 65th  regiment. 

Martha,  m.  to  the  Rev.  John 
Fendall,  Meserdine,  Glou- 
cestershire. 

Catherine,  m.  to  Richard  Ons- 
low, esq.  son  of  Archdeacon 
Onslow. 

Theodosia,  m.  in  1832,  to  Lord 
Monson. 

5.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Henry  Cod- 
dington,  esq.  M.P.  of  Oldbridge, 
and  had  issue.  On  the  estate  of 
Oldbridge  was  fought  the  battle 
of  the  Boyne,  anno  1690.  - 

IV.  Henry,  in  holy  orders,  born  10th 
July,  1713,  m.  Miss  Martin,  and  had 
a  daughter,  Frances,  who  died  un- 
married in  1829. 

V.  George,  of  Hallsmill,  in  Downshire, 
born  26th  September,  1718,  m.  in 
1747  Alicia,  only  child  of  Edward 
Dowdall,  esq.  of  Mountown,  in  Meath, 
(by  Alicia  Haughton,  relict  of  — 
Parsons,  esq.  brother  of  Sir  William 
Parsons,  bart.  father  to  the  Earl  of 
Rosse)  and  had,  with  other  issue, 
James  Blacker,  magistrate  of  Dub- 
lin, born  14th  August,  1759,  who  m. 
Miss  Mansergh,  and  had,  inter  alios, 
the  Rev.  George  Blacker,  chaplain  to 
the  city  of  Dublin,  and  rector  of  Tag- 
hadoe,  in  the  county  of  Kildare. 

VI.  Babara,  born  23rd  October,  1706, 
m.  to  James  Twigg,  esq.  of  Rohan 
Castle,  in  the  county  of  Tyrone. 

Mr.  Blacker  d.  in  1751,  aged  eighty,  and  was 
buried  at  Sego.  He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 
William  Blacker,  esq.  of  Carrick  and 
Brookend,  born  12th  September,  1709.  He 
espoused,  8th  August,  1738,  Letitia,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  Gary,  esq.  of  Dungiven  Castle,* 


*  George  Gary,  esq.  of  Redcastle,  in  the 
county  of  Donegal  (descended  from  the  Carys  of 
Clovelly,  in  Devonshire),  m.  Jane,  daughter  of 
Tristram  Beresford,  esq.  ancestor  to  the  marquis 
of  Waterford,  and,  dying  22nd  April,  1640,  was 
s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Francis  Gary,  esq.  of  Redcastle,  who  m.  Avice, 
sister  to  Gaptain  Henry  Vaugban,  and  was  s.  at 
his  decease  (being  buried,  with  his  wife,  in  Red- 
castle church)  by  his  son, 

Robert  Gary.  esq.  of  White  Gastle,  who  died 
in  March,  1681,  leaving  a  son, 

Edward  Gary,  esq.  of  Dungiven  Gastle,  in 


BLACKER,  OF  CARRICK  BLACKER. 


51 


M.P.  for  the  county  of  Londonderry,  by 
whom  he  had  twenty-one  children,  and  to- 
getlier  with  those  of  his  brothers,  George 
and  Latham,  made  up  the  number  of  sixty, 
seven  of  whom  were  killed  in  action  in  the 
East  Indies.  Mr.  Blacker  died  in  1783,  at 
the  age  of  eighty,  and  was  interred,  beside 
his  wife,  in  the  abbey  church  of  Bath,  in 
which  city  he  had  resided  the  latter  years 
of  his  life.    He  left  issue, 

I.  Stewart,  his  heir. 

II.  William,  captain  105th  regiment, 
served  in  the  American  war.  He  m. 
the  dau.  and  heiress  of  Arthur  Jacob, 
esq.  of  Killane,  in  the  county  of 
Wexford,  and  had,  with  another  son 
and  four  daughters,  his  heir, 

William  Blacker,  esq.  of  Wood- 
brook,  in  the  county  of  Wex- 
ford, who  m.  Anne  Carew,  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  M.P.  for  the 
county  of  Wexford,  and  sister  to 
Robert,  Lord  Carew,  lord  lieu- 
tenant of  that  shire,  by  whom  he 
left,  at  his  decease  in  the  year 
1831,  two  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters, viz. 

William,  of  Woodbrook. 

Robert-Shapland . 

Anne. 

Susan. 

III.  Henry,  a  captain  in  the  62nd  regi- 
ment, who  served  in  the  American 
war,  and  was  wounded  and  taken 
prisoner  with  General  Burgoyne,  at 
Saratoga.  He  inherited  from  his 
maternal  uncle,  the  Rt.  Hon.  Edward 


the  county  of  Derry.  This  gentleman  died  4th 
June,  1686,  leaving,  inter  alios, 

Edward  Cary,  esq.  father  of 

Henry  Gary,  esq.  of  Dungiven  Castle,  M.  P. 
for  the  county  of  Derry,  who  m,  Anne,  daughter 
of  George  Hamilton,  esq.  of  Milburn,  in  that  shire, 
and  niece  of  General  Hamit.ton,  of  Milburn,  in 
Lanarkshire,  and  had  issue, 

Edward  (Right  Honorable),  M.P.  for  the 
I  county  of  Derry,  who  m.  10th  August,  1743, 

I  Lady  Jane  Beresford,  second  daughter  of 

i  the  first  earl  of  Tyrone,  but  died  s.  p. 

Frederick. 

Letitia,  m.  to  William  Blacker,  esq.  of 

Carrick,  as  in  the  text. 
Martha,  m.  first,  to  Thomas  Newburgh,  esq. 

of  Ballyhaise,  in  the  county  of  Cavan  ;  and 

secondly,  to  Dean  Cradock,  of  St.  Patrick's, 

Dublin. 

The  Eight  Hon.  Lieutenant-general  Frederick 
Hamilton,  of  Milburn,  in  Lanarkshire,  and  of 
Walworth,  in  Derry,  M.P.  for  Coleraine,  from 
Whom  Sir  Walter  Scott  is  said  to  have  drawn  the 
character  of  Morton  of  Milwood,  in  his  tale  of"  Old 
Mortality,''  was,  as  above  mentioned,  the  grand- 
uatle  of' the  Right  Hon.  Edward  Cary,  and  his 
sister,  Mrs.  Blacker.  He  accompanied  William 
III.  into  Ireland,  as  aide-de-camp,  where  he  obtain- 


Cary,  the  house  and  property  of 
Milburn,  in  the  county  of  Derry. 
He  d.  1st  September,  1827,  and  was 
buried  at  Coleraine,  leaving  his 
estates  to  his  nephew,  the  Rev. 
Richard  Olpherts. 

IV.  George,  in  holy  orders,  who  d.  vicar 
of  Sego,  1st  May,  1810,  aged  46. 

V.  Eliza,  b.  in  1739,  m.  Sir  William 
Dunkin,  judge  of  the  supreme  court 
of  Judicature,  Bengal,  and  had,  with 
other  issue,  Letitia,  ivife  of  Sir  F.  W. 
Macnaghten,  of  Beardeville,  in  the 
county  of  Antrim.  Lady  Dunkin 
died  at  her  house,  in  Devonshire- 
place,  London,  16th  March,  1822. 

VI.  Barbara,  m.  to  Richard  Olpherts, 
esq.  of  Armagh,  and  had  issue. 

VII.  Martha. 

VIII.  Alicia,  m.  in  1772,  to  General  Sir 
James  Stewart  Denham,  bart.  G.C.H- 
of  Coltness  and  Goodtrees,  Lanark- 
shire, colonel  of  the  2nd  Dragoons. 

IX.  Jane,  m.  to  James  Fleming,  esq. 
of  Belleville,  in  the  county  of  Cavan, 
and  has  issue. 

X.  Letitia,  m.  General  the  Hon.  Ed- 
ward Stopford,  brother  to  the  Earl 
of  Courtown,  and  has  issue. 

XI.  Lucinda. 

The  eldest  son  and  successor. 

The  Very  Rev.  Stewart  Blacker,  of 
Carrick,  Dean  of  Leighlin,  and  latterly 
Rector  of  Drumcree,  and  Vicar  of  Sego, 
born  in  1740,  espoused  Eliza,  daughter  of 
Sir  Hugh  Hill,  bart.  M.P.  of  Londonderry, 
by  whom  (who  d.  27th  February,  1797)  he 


ed  large  possessions.  He  wedded  Jane,  daughter 
of  Sir  Randal  Beresford,  bart.  of  Coleraine,  by 
whom  he  had  no  issue.  She  died  in  1716,  Gene- 
ral Hamilton  in  1732,  and  both  were  buried  in 
Walworth  church,  under  a  handsome  monument. 
Having,  by  his  will,  bearing  date  25th  August, 
1731,  devised  his  leases  of  the  manor  of  Wal- 
worth, and  divers  other  lands,  which  he  held 
from  the  Fishmonger's  Company,  London,  to  his 
nephew.  Viscount  Tyrone,  he  leaves  his  estates  in 
the  counties  of  Tipperary  and  Kildare  to  Frederic 
Cary,  second  son  of  his  niece  Anne,  daughter  of 
his  brother  George,  and  wife  to  Henry  Cary,  esq. 
of  Dungiven  Castle,  and  his  heirs  male,  remainder 
to  her  younger  sons  and  their  heirs  male,  they  re- 
spectively to  take  and  use  the  surname  of  Hamil- 
ton ;  remainder  to  Edward,  her  eldest  son,  and  his 
issue,  male  and  female,  &c.  He  bequeathed  £50. 
towards  rebuilding  the  ancient  abbey  of  Holycross, 
with  ^350.  to  be  laid  out  at  interest,  or  in  pur- 
chasing lands,  the  annual  produce  thereof  to  be 
paid  for  ever  to  the  clergyman  who  perforir^s  the 
service  of  the  said  church,  and  £30.  to  the  poor  of 
the  parish  of  Taunafinlagan,  county  of  Derrv.  The 
Cary  family  failing  in  heirs  male,  these  estates 
descended  to  the  Blackers,  and  on  the  death  of 
Dean  Blacker  were  sold  (November,  1831),  under 
a  decree  of  the  Court  of  Chancery. 


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MONTAGU,  OF  LACKHAM. 


had  (with  other  children  -^vlio  d.  3  oung)  four 
sons  and  five  daughters,  viz. 

I.  William,  his  heir. 

II.  George,  h.  27th  December,  1784, 
captain  in  the  Hon.  E.  I.  C.  17th 
Infantry,  m.  Anne,  daughter  of  Cap- 
tain William  Sloane,  Royal  Bengal 
Artillery,  and  had  issue, 

1.  Stewart,  A.M.  barrister-at-law, 
h.  1st  January,  1808. 

2.  Eliza-Hill. 

3.  Hester-Anne. 

4.  Sophia-Maria. 

Captain  George  Blacker  died  31st 
August,  1815,  soon  after  the  battle  of 
Kolunga,  deeply  lamented  by  all  to 
whom  he  was  known.  The  native 
soldiers  overcame  their  ancient  pre- 
judices of  caste  and  bore  him  to  his 
grave,  and  his  brother  officers  erected 
a  handsome  monument  to  his  memory, 
at  Saharumpore. 

III.  Stewart,  capt.  R.N.  posted  in  1821, 

unm.  25th  April,  1826. 

IV.  James-Stewart,  A.M.  in  holy  orders. 
Rector  of  Keady,  in  the  county  of 
Armagh,  6.  16th  February,  1797,  m. 
30th  November,  1824,  Eliza,  eldest 
daughter  of  Conyngham  Greg,  esq. 
of  Ballymenoch,  in  Downshire,  and 
has  issue, 

1.  Stewart-Beresford,  b.  in  De- 
cember, 1826. 

2.  Conyngham,  h.  in  April,  1832. 

3.  Eliza. 

4.  Sophia. 

'.  Letitia,  m.  to  George  Studdert,  esq. 
of  Bunrotty  Castle,  county  of  Clare, 
and  d.  8th  April,  1831,  leaving  issue. 
VI.  Sophia,  m.  first,  to  Matthew  Forde, 


esq^.  of  Seaforde,  in  the  county  of 
Down,  and  secondly,  in  1818,  to 
William-Stewart  Hamilton,  esq.  of 
Brownhall,  county  of  Donegal]. 
She  d.  in  June,  1829,  leaving  issue. 

VII.  Eliza,  who  m.  first,  Hugh  Lyoiis- 
Montgomery,  esq.  of  the  county  of 
Leitrim,  and  of  Laiirencetowii,  in 
Downshire,  by  whom  (who  was  killed 
by  a  fall  from  his  horse,  26th  April, 
1826)  she  had  issue.  She  weddeil 
secondly,  at  Tours,  in  France,  29th 
September,  1830,  Monsieur  de  Chom- 
pre.  Royal  Cuirassiers. 

VIII.  Louisa,  m.  to  John  Rea,  esq.  of 
St.  Columbs,  in  the  county  of  Derrj^, 
by  whom  (who  died  in  1832)  she  left 
at  her  decease  in  1815,  two  daugh- 
ters, the  elder  of  whom,  Elizabeth, 
espoused  her  cousin,  George  Hill,  esq. 
now  of  St.  Columbs,  nephew  and  heir 
to  the  Right  Hon.  Sir  George  F.  Hill, 
bart.  Governor  of  Trinidad. 

IX.  Caroline,  d.  unm.  30th  April,  1828. 
Dean  Blacker  died  1st  December,  1826, 
aged  86,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son,  the 
present  William  Blacker,  esq.  of  Carrick. 

^rmf— Arg.  gutte  de  sang,  a  Danish 
warrior  armed  with  a  battle  axe  in  the  dex- 
ter, and  a  sword  in  the  sinister  hand,  all 
ppr.  quartering  the  ensigns  of  Harrison, 
Stewart,  Latham,  Hamilton,  Beresford,  and 
Gary. 

Crest  —  Anciently  a  Danish  battle-axe — 
Latterly  the  same  supported  by  an  arm  iu 
armour,  ppr. 

Motto— -Vyo  Deo  et  Rege. 

Estates — Armagh  and  Down. 

Seat — Carrick,  Portadown. 


MONTAGU,  OF  LACKHAM. 

MONTAGU,  GEORGE-CONWAY,  esq.  of  Lackham,  in  the  county  of  Wilts, 
b.  24th  June,  J  776,  m.  29th  December,  1803,  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Richard  Green  Wilson,  esq.  of  Lancaster,  and 
has  issue, 


Frederic-Conway,  b.  3rd  October, 
James-Augustus,  b.  5th  July,  1810. 
Eleanor-Louisa. 


1806. 


of 


Mr.  Montagu  succeeded  his  uncle  12th  July,  1797 


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This  is  a  branch  of  the  Montagus,  Earls 
OF  Manchester,  springing  from 

Sir  Henry  Montagu,  first  Earl  of  Man- 
chester. His  lordship  wedded,  first,  Cathe- 
prine,  second  davi.  of  Sir  William  Spencer, 
of  Yarnton,  in  Oxfordshire,  third  son  of  Sir 
John  Spencer,  of  Althorpe,  and  had  issue, 

Edward,  second  Earl  of  Manchester, 
I  ancestor  of  the  present  Duke,  (refer 

I  to  Burke's  Peerage  and  Baronetage). 

Walter,who  having  embraced  the  Catho- 
lic religion,  retired  into  a  monastery 
in  France,  and  attracting  the  notice  of 
the  Queen  Mother,  Mary  de  Medicis, 
was  received  into  the  special  favour 
of  that  princess,  and  eventually  ap- 
pointed by  her.  Abbot  of  St.  Martin's 
Abbey,  near  Pontoise,  in  the  diocess 
of  Rouen.  He  was  also  of  her  ca- 
binet council,  and  the  chief  instru- 
ment of  introducing  Cardinal  Maza- 
rine to  her  majesty.  He  died  in  1670, 
and  was  buried  in  the  church  be- 
longing to  the  Hospital  of  Incurables, 
at  Paris. 

I      James,  founder  of  the  family  now  before 
us. 

Lucy,  m.  to  Hugh  Hare,  LordColeraine. 

Theodosia,  d.  unmarried. 
Che  Earl  espoused,  secondly,  Anne,  daugh- 
ler  and  heiress  of  William  Wincot,  esq.  of 
Langham,  in  the  county  of  Stafford,  and 
pdow  of  Sir  Leonard  Halliday,  knt.  lord 
nayor  of  London,  but  had  no  issue.  He  m. 
hirdly,  in  1620,  Margaret,  daughter  of  John 
brouch,  esq.  of  Cornbury,  in  Hertfordshire, 
ind  relict  of  John  Hare,  esq  of  Tolleridge, 
[)y  whom  he  had 

j      George,  ancestor  of  the  extinct  Earls 

of  Halifax. 
Susannah,  m.  to  George  Brydges,  sixth 

Lord  Chandos. 
The  Earl  of  Manchester  died  in  1642.  His 
bird  son, 

The  Hon.  James  Montagu,  wedded, 
1th  November,  1635,  Mary,  daughter  and 
ole  heiress  of  Sir  Robert  Baynard,  of  Lack- 
iAM,  in  the  county  of  Wilts,  knt.  by  Ursula, 
lis  wife,  daughter  of  Sir  Robert  Stapleton, 
)f  Wighill,  in  Yorkshire,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Walter,  who  pre-deceased  his  father, 
I  s.p. 

n.  James,  his  heir. 

HI.  George, 
i      IV.  Robert. 

V.  Henry. 

VI.  Sidney. 

VII.  Edward. 

VIII.  Charles. 

IX.  William. 


X.  Mary,  m.  to  Thomas  Ewer,  esq.  of 
Bushy  Hall,  Herts. 
Hon.  James  Montagu  died  1st  February, 
1665,  aged  sixty-three,  and  was  buried  in 
Lackliam  Aisle,  Lacock,  Wilts.  His  eldest 
surviving  son, 

James  Montagu,  esq.  of  Lackham,  in 
the  county  of  Wilts,  m.  Diana,  daughter 
of  Anthony  Hungerford,  esq.  of  Farley 
Castle,  and  had, 

Edward,  his  heir. 

James,  successor  to  his  brother. 

Anthony. 

Robert.' 

Mr.  Montagu  died  in  1675,  and  was  s.  by 
liis  son, 

Edward  Montagu,  esq.  of  Lackham,  at 
wliose  demise,  issueless,  in  1710,  the  es- 
tates devolved  on  his  brother, 

James  Montagu,  esq.  of  Lackham,  who 
espoused,  in  1716,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Sir  John  Eyles,  of  South-Broom  Hall,  in 
Wiltshire,  and  had  issue, 
I.  James,  his  heir. 

n.  Edward,  a  master  in  chancery,  who 
died  in  1789,  leaving  a  son, 

Gerard,  who  m.  5th  June,  1785, 
Mary- Anne,  dau.  of —  Doughty, 
esq.  and  had  issue, 

1.  Edward  Proudfoot,  who  m. 
Mary-Anne,  dau.  of  Capt. 
James  Everard,  and  has 
issue. 

2.  George,  in  holy  orders,  who 
m.  18th  November,  1817, 
Emily,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
William  Younge,Chancellor 
of  Norwich,  and  has  issue. 

3.  Edgar,  barrister-at-law. 

4.  Magdalena,  m.  to  Captain 
Robert  Hockings,  R.N. 

5.  Louisa-Henrietta. 

6.  Mary- Anne. 

in.  John,  an  admiral  in  the  royal  navy, 
who  d.  in  1795,  leaving  issue, 

George  (Sir),  G.C.B.  an  admiral, 
h,  in  1750,  m.  in  1783,  Charlotte, 
daughter  and  co-heir  of  George 
W  rough  ton,  esq.  and  had  issue, 

1.  George  -  Wroughton 
Wroughton  -  Montagu,  b. 
24t]i  September,  1788,  a 
lieutenant  -  colonel  in  the 
army. 

2.  John,  h.  18th  January, 
1790,  a  captain  R.N. 

3.  James,  h.  10th  April,  1791 
a  captain  R.N. 

4.  Edward,  in  holy  orders, 
who  d.  in  1820. 


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CLIFTON,  OF  CLIFTON  AND  LYTHAM. 


5.  Georgiana,  m.  in  Augnst, 
1808,  to  Vice-admiral  Sir 
John  Gore,  K.C.B. 

6.  Charlotte,^ 

7.  Sophia,     >  all  died  unm. 

8.  Anne,  J 

Sir  George  died  24th  December, 
1829. 

John,  in  holy  orders,  D.D.  who  d. 

unmarried  in  1818. 
James,  a  captain  R.N.  killed  1st 

June,  1794. 
Edward,  a  lieutenant-colonel  of 

artillery,  killed  8th  May,  1799. 

He  m.  1792,  Barbara,  daughter 

of  John  Fleetwood,  esq.  and  had 

three  sons,  viz. 

1.  Edward,  h.  7th  July,  1796. 

2.  John,  b.  21st  August,  1797, 
m.  in  August,  1823,  Jessie, 
daughter  of  Colonel  Edward 
V.  Worsley,  Royal  Artil- 
lery. 

3.  George,  h.  11th  December, 
1798. 

Sophia,  m.  to  Sir  George  Thomas, 
bart. 

IV.  Diana. 

V.  Elizabeth. 

VI.  Jane. 

Mr.  Montagu  died  in  1747,  and  was  buried 
in  Lackham  Aisle.  His  eldest  son  and  suc- 
cessor, 

James  Montagu,  esq.  of  Lackham,  wed- 
ded Elizabeth,  daughter  and  sole  heiress  of 
William  Hedges,  esq.  of  Alderton  Hall, 
Wilts,  and  had  issue, 

I.  James,  his  heir. 

II.  George,  of  Knowle  House,  in  the 
county  of  Devon,  a  lieutenant-colonel 
in  the  army,  who  m.  Anne,  daughter 


of  William  Courtenay,  esq.  by  the 
Lady  Jane  Stuart,  his  wife,  daughter 
of  the  Earl  of  Bute,  and  had  issue, 

George-Conwa  V,  heir  to  his  uncle. 

James,  died,  a  prisoner  of  war  in 
France,  unm. 

John,  di^d  unm. 

Frederic,  captain  in  the  23rd  foot, 
slain  at  Albuera,  16th  May, 
1811. 

Louisa,  m.  to  Matthew  Crawford, 
esq. 

III.  Arabella,  m,  in  October,  1794,  to 
Ralph  Dorville  Woodford,  esq.  of 
Devonshire. 

IV.  Harriet,  m.  in  July,  1792,  to  the 
Rev.  Daniel  Currie,  who  died  in  May, 
1809. 

V.  Eleanor. 

VI.  Charlotte,  m.  to  —  Smith,  esq.  of 
Hill  Hall,  Essex. 

VII.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Rev.  —  Higgen- 
son,  rector  of  Roud,  in  the  county  of 
Wilts. 

Mr.  Montagu  died  in  1790,  and  was  s.  by  his 
son, 

James  Montagu,  esq.  of  Lackham,  at 
whose  decease  s.  p.  12th  July,  1797,  the 
estates  passed  to  his  nephew,  tlie  present 
George-Conway  Montagu,  esq.  of  Lack- 
ham. 

Arms — Quarterly,  1st  and  4th,  arg.  three 
lozenges  conjoined,  in  fesse  gu.  ;  2nd  and 
3rd,  or,  an  eagle  displayed  vert,  beaked 
and  membered  gu. 

Crest — A  griffin's  head  couped,  wings  ex- 
panded, or,  gorged  with  a  collar,  arg. 
charged  with  three  lozenges  gu. 

Motto — Disponendo,  non  mutando  me. 

Estates — In  Wilts. 

Seat — Lackham  House,  Wilts. 


CLIFTON,  OF  CLIFTON  AND  LYTHAM. 


CLIFTON,  THOMAS,  esq.  of  Clifton,  and  Lytham  Hall,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster, 
b.  29th  January,  1788,  m.  17th  March,  1817,  Hetty, 
daughter  of  Peregrine  Treves,  esq.  Postmaster-g-eneral  of 
Calcutta,  and  relict  of  David  Campbell,  of  Killdaloig,  in 
Argyleshire,  North  Britain,  and  has  issue, 

John-Talbot,  b.  March,  1819. 
Henry,  b.  May,  1820. 
Charles-Frederick,  b.  June,  1822. 
Edward- Arthur,  b.  1825. 
Augustus- Wykeham,  b.  1829. 

Mr.  Clifton  succeeded  his  father  on  the  23rd  March,  1832. 
During- the  war  he  served  in  the  14th  regiment  of  Dragoons, 
under  the  Duke  of  Wellington,  in  Portugal  and  Spain.  He 
is  a  magistrate,  and  deputy-lieutenant  for  the  county  of 
Lancaster. 


CLIFTON,  OF  CLIFTON  AND  LYTHAM. 


55 


ILmeagc. 


Among  the  sixty-one  manors  in  the  hun- 
1  dred  of  Amounderness,  in  the  county  of 
Lancaster,  enumerated  in  Domesday-book, 

■ which  were  then  held  by  Roger  de  Poictore, 
but  which  he  subsequently  forfeiting  to  the 
crown,  were  afterwards  bestowed  upon 
Herveus,  grandfather  of  Theobard  Walter, 
,  Lord  of  Amounderness,  and  first  hereditary 
butler  of  Ireland,  A.D.  1172,  are  Clistun, 
(now  Clifton,  about  five  miles  from  Pres- 
ton) Westbie,  Saluwie,  Plumpton,  which  for 
i  many  centuries  have  been  the  inheritance 
of  the  Cliftons,  of  Clifton.  The  precise 
I  period  when  the  first  ancestor  of  Clifton 
seated  himself  at  Clifton,  cannot  be  ascer- 
1  tained.  The  most  probable  conjecture  is, 
that  either  Roger  de  Poictore,  or  Herveus, 
1  the  great  grantees  of  the  crown,  bestowed 
part  of  their  vast  possessions  upon  their 
officers  and  followers,  to  be  holden  of  them 
or  of  their  superior  lords.  One  of  these 
officers  may  reasonably  be  presumed  to 
have  seated  himself  at  Clifton,  and  in  con- 
formity to  the  almost  invariable  practice 
of  those  times  ac«[uired  his  patronymic 
of  Clifton,  from  the  place  of  his  residence. 
The  first  person  whose  name  occurs  on  au- 
thentic record  is 

William  de  Clifton,  who  held  ten  caru- 
I  cates  of  land  in  the  hundred  of  Amounder- 
ness, in  the  42nd  Henry  IH.  A.D.  1257. 
He  was  one  of  the  collectors  of  the  aids  for 
the  county  of  Lancaster,  and  was  succeeded 
I  by  his  son, 

Gilbert  de  Clifton,  who  during  part  of 
i  the  reigns  of  Henry  III.  and  Edward  I. 
I  executed  the  office  of  Seneschal  to  Henry 
I  de  Lacy,  Earl  of  Lincoln,  Lord  of  Clitheroe 
I  and  Blackburnshire,  &c. ;  he  served  the 
office  of  sheriff  of  Lancashire  in  the  years 
1  1278,  1286,  1287,  1289,  and  died  17th  Ed- 
ward II.  A.D.  1323,  possessed  of  the  manors 
of  Clifton  and  Westby,  lands  in  More  Ham- 
let, Skales,  Filde  Plumpton,  Magna  Filde, 
Plumpton  Parva,   and   Gosenargh,  (Inq. 
P.M.)    He  had  issue, 

William,  his  successor. 
Thomas. 
Henry. 
John. 
The  eldest  son, 

Sir  William  de  Clifton,  in  Septem- 
ber, 4th  Edward  III.  A.D.  1329,  settled 
the  manor  of  Salwyk  on  his  son  William, 
and  Margaret,  his  wife,  the  daughter  of  Sir 
Robert  Shireburn,  of  Stonyhurst,  in  the 
county  of  Lancaster.  This  gentleman  was 
elected  knight  of  the  shire  in  September, 
1302,  jointly  with  Gilbert  de  Singleton,  and 


again  in  1304,  with  William  de  Baiiastre. 
By  his  wife  Elen,  he  was  father  of  his  suc- 
cessor, 

Sir  William  de  Clifton,  knt.  who  in 
September,  4th  Edward  III.  A.D.  1329, 
married  Margaret,  daughter  of  Sir  Robert 
Shireburn,  knt.  By  deed  of  21st  Septem- 
ber, 1348,  he  entailed  the  manors  of  Clifton 
and  Westby  upon  his  issue  male.  On  the 
25th  December,  1354,  he  settled  the  manor 
of  Goosnargh  upon  his  son  Nicholas,  and  d. 
in  the  40th  Edward  III.  A.D.  1365,  leaving 
his  wife,  Margery,  surviving,  (Inq.  P.M.) 
he  had  issue. 

Sir  Nicholas  de  Clifton,  knt.  who 
served  in  the  wars  in  France,  and  was  ap- 
pointed governor  of  the  castle  of  Ham,  in 
Picardy,  by  letters  patent,  14th  January, 
7th  Richard  II.  A.D.  1383.  He  m.  Elea- 
nor, daughter  of  Sir  Thomas  West,  knt.  of 
Snitterfield,  in  the  county  of  Warwick,  and 
of  Rughcombe,  in  the  county  of  Wilts, 
(ancestor  of  the  Lords  de  la  Warr)  who 
was  one  of  the  principal  commanders  in  the 
reign  of  Edward  III.  and  Richard  II. 
Alice,  the  widow  of  Sir  Thomas  West,  by 
will,  dated  I5th  July,  1395,  gave  to  Sir 
Nicholas  de  Clifton,  and  Eleanora,  his  wife, 
her  daughter,  and  their  son  Thomas,  £120. 
He  left  issue, 

Robert  de  Clifton,  his  successor. 
Thomas  de  Clifton,  legatee  under  the 
will  of  his  grandmother,  the  Ladv 
Alice  West,  of  15th  July,  1395. 
The  eldest  son, 

Robert  de  Clifton,  was  knight  of  the 
shire,  for  the  county  of  Lancaster,  A.D. 
1382,  in  the  5th  Richard  II.  and  for  twenty- 
five  days  wages  received  £lO.  and  again  in 
the  6th  Richard  II.  1383,  and  for  thirty- 
six  days  wages  received  £10.  8*.  He  had 
issue, 

Thomas  Clifton,  his  successor. 
Roger  Clifton,  who  was  in  the  retinue 
of  Sir  Thomas  West,  in  the  expedi- 
tion of  King  Henry  V.  into  France, 
A.D.  1415. 
James  Clifton,  in  the  retinue  of  Sir 
Richard  Hastings,  in  the  same  ex- 
pedition.   ( Nicolas' s  History  of  the 
Battle  of  A  gincourt,  p.  252,  253.) 
He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Thomas  Clifton,  whose  name  appears  in 
the  list  of  the  retinue  of  King  Henry  V. 
into  France,  in  1415,  which  terminated 
by  the  battle  of  Agincourt,  25th  October, 
1415.  (Nicolas,  p.  278.)  He  settled  lands 
in  Goosnargh  and  Wood  Plumpton,  upon 
his  son,  James,  on  his  marriage  with  Mar- 


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garet,  daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Huddlestone, 
of  Milium  Castle,  in  the  county  of  Cumber- 
land, knt.  who  died  in  the  lifetime  of  his 
father,  without  issue,  on  the  8th  September, 
1419.  Thomas  Clifton  died  in  1442,  leaving 
by  his  wife,  Agnes,  daughter  of  Sir  Richard 
Molyneux,  of  Sephton,  knt.  a  son,  his  suc- 
cessor, 

Richard  Clifton,  who  on  the  4th  Octo- 
ber, 21st  Henry  VI.  1442,  paid  forty  shil- 
lings to  Thomas  de  Latham,  receiver  of  the 
rents  of  the  Duchy  of  Lancaster,  on  obtain- 
ing livery  of  his  lands  in  Clifton,  Westby 
Field,  Plumpton,  Salwyk,  and  Barton.  In 
1460,  he  settled  lands  in  Salwyk  on  his  son 
James.  He  m.  Alice  Butler,  daughter  of 
John  Butler,  of  Rawcliffe,  in  the  county  of 
Lancaster,  and  had  issue,  James  Clifton, 
who  m.  Alice,  daughter  and  heir  of  James 
Lancaster,  of  in  the  county  of  West- 
moreland, 1st  March,  36th  Henry  VI.  A.D. 
1467.  He  d.  6th  Henry  VII.  A.D.  1490, 
(Inq.  P.M.)  and  was  succeeded  by  his  son, 
Robert  Clifton,  who  m.  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Nicholas  Butler,  of  Bewsey,  in 
the  county  of  Lancaster,  by  whom  he  had 
two  sons, 

Cuthbert,  his  successor. 
William,  who  in  1516,  on  the  division 
of  the  estates  of  his  elder  brother, 
Cuthbert  Clifton,  who  died  without 
male  issue,  by  the  award  of  Justice 
Brudenell  and  Serjeant  Palmes, 
had  the  manor  of  Wortley,  and  its 
dependancies,  allotted  to  him.  This 
gentleman  will  be  found  carrying  on 
the  male  line  of  the  family. 
The  elder  son  and  heir, 

Cuthbert  Clifton,  of  Clifton,  m.  Alice, 
daughter  and  co-heir  of  Sir  John  Lawrence, 
of  Ashton,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  knt. 
By  deed  of  November,  18th  Henry  VII. 
A.D.  1502,  he  settled  his  estates  upon  him- 
self for  life,  and  to  his  issue  male,  with 
remainder  to  his  brother,  William.  He  d. 
in  1512,  leaving  an  only  daughter, 

Elizabeth,  who  m.  first,  Sir  Richard 
Hesketh,  knt.  of  Rufford,  in  the 
county  of  Lancaster,  but  had  no 
issue  by  that  gentleman,  who  died  in 
1520.     She  wedded  secondly.  Sir 
William  Molyneux,  knt.  of  Sephton, 
who  became  in  consequence,  Lord  of 
Clifton.  By  Sir  William,  who  died  in 
July,  1548,  she  had  an  only  daughter, 
Anne  Molyneux,  who  espoused 
Henry  Halsall,  esq.  of  the  county 
of  Lancaster,  and  conferred  upon 
him  the   Lordship    of  Clifton, 
which  remained  with  his  des- 
cendants until  it  again  merged 
in  the  Clifton  family,  by  the 
marriage  of  Anne  Halsall,  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  Cuthbert  Halsall,  with 
Thomas  Clifton,  of  Westby. 


Cuthbert's  younger  brother  and  continuator 
of  the  male  line, 

William  Clifton,  of  Westby,  m.  Isabell, 
daughter  of  —  Thornborough,  of  H amps- 
field,  in  Lonsdale  North,  settlement  dated 
28tli  August,  1517,  and  had  issue, 

Thomas,  his  successor. 

William. 

Ellen. 

He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Thomas  Clifton,  esq.  of  Westby,  who 
m.  Ellen,  daughter  of  Sir  Alexander  Os- 
baldiston,  of  Osbaldiston,  in  the  county  of 
Lancaster,  knt.  and  had  issue, 

Cu  rHBERT,  his  heir. 

William. 

Ellen,  wife  of  Arthur  Hoghton,  esq.  of 
Kirkham. 

Isabel,  wife  of —  Holcroft.  second  son  of 
Sir  James  Holcroft,  of  Holcroft.  knt. 
The  elder  son, 

Cuthbert  Clifton,  of  Westby,  esq.  m. 
Catherine,  daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Hogh- 
ton, knt.  of  Hoghton,  and  d.  1596,  leaving 
issue,  four  sons  and  four  daughters,  viz. 

Thomas,  his  successor. 

William. 

John. 

Cuthbert. 

Ellen,  wife  of  Thomas  Singleton,  of 
Boston,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster, 
esq. 

Elizabeth,  wife  of  William  Butler,  of 
Rawcliffe,  esq. 

Mary,  wife  of  Richard  Booth,  esq. 

Ann,  wife  of  Nicholas  Butler,  younger 
brother  of  William  Butler,  of  Raw- 
cliffe. 

He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Thomas  Clifton,  esq.  of  Westby,  who 
m.  Mary,  daughter  of  Sir  Edward  Norris, 
of  the  Speke,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster, 
knt.  and  was  succeeded  by  his  son. 

Sill  Cuthbert  Clifton,  knt.  of  Westby. 
This  gentleman  m.  first,  Ann,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Tildesley,  of  Morley,  in  the  county 
of  Lancaster,  by  whom  he  had  issue, 
Thomas,  his  successor. 
Cuthbert,  colonel  in  the  army  of  King 
Charles  I.,  slain  at  the  siege  of 
Manchester,  October,  1642. 
Elizabeth,  m.  Sir  William  Gerard,  of 
Bryn  and  Garswood,  knt.  and  bart. 
He  m.  secondly,  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Sir 
Thomas  Smith,  knt.  of  Wootton  Walwyns, 
in  the  county  of  Warwick,  (ancestor  of 
Smith,  Lord  Carrington,  extinct  in  1705) 
and  by  her  had  a  numerous  issue,  viz. 

I.  Lawrence,  major  in  the  royal  army, 
killed  at  Shelford  House,  in  the 
county  of  Nottingham,  27th  October, 
1645. 

II.  Francis,  a  captain  in  the  royal  army, 
killed  at  the  first  battle  of  Newberry, 
20th  September,  1643. 


CLIFTON,  OF  CLIFTON  AND  LYTUAM. 


HI.  John,  a  captain  in  the  royal  annv, 
killed  at  Shelford  House,  27t]i  Oc- 
tober, 1645. 

IV.  Ann,  m.  Kicliard  Noriis,  of  the 
family  of  Spekc. 

V.  Alice,  m.  Richard  Massey,  of  Ki\- 
ton,  esq. 

VI.  Jane,  m.  Thomas  Ecclestone,  of 
Ecclestone,  esq.  in  tlie  comity  of  Lan- 
caster. 

VII.  Dorothy,  a  nun,  at  Paris. 

VIII.  Catherine,  a  nun,  at  Antwerp. 
i\.  Mary,  m.  William  Latham,  of  Mos- 

borne,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster, 
esq. 

Sir  Cuthbeit,  on  I4th  February,  1606,  pur- 
chased the  manors  of  Marton  and  Lytham,  of 
Sir  John  Holcroft,  knt.  He  died  in  1634, 
and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Thomas  Clifton,  esq.  of  Westby,  who 
wedded  Anne,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  Sir 
Cuthbert  Halsall,  of  Halsall  and  Clifton, 
and  thus  the  latter  estate  became  again  the 
possession  of  the  Cliftons.  Of  this  marriage 
there  was  issue,  viz. 

I.  Cuthbert,  heir  to  his  father. 

II.  Thomas,  successor  to  his  brother. 

III.  John,  who  m.  a  daughter  of  Tho- 
mas Blackburn,  esq.  of  Orford,  and 
was  father  of 

Thomas,  of  whom  presently,  as 
successor  to  his  uncle.  Sir  Tho- 
mas Clifton,  hart. 

IV.  William,  d.  26th  November,  1695. 

V.  Richard. 

VI.  James,  who  settled  in  Maryland, 
m.  the  daughter  of  —  Bent,  and  had 
three  sons,  Thomas,  William,  and 
James,  with  three  daughters,  Mary, 
Bridget,  and  Catherine,  all  living 
24th  January,  1G91. 

VII.  Anne. 

VIII.  Elizabeth,  a  nun,  at  Dunkirk. 
i\.  Dorothy,  a  nun,  at  Gravelim  s. 

X.  Alice,  m.  to  Alexander  Rigby,  esq. 
of  Aspull. 

XI.  Bridget,  m.  to  Thomas  Westby,  esq. 
of  Mowbrick,  in  Lancashire. 

XII.  Frances,  m.  to  —  Holgate,  esq. 

XIII.  Margaret,  )  Gravelines. 

XIV.  Ann,  S 

Mr.  Clifton  r/.  15th  December,  1657,  and 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

CuTriBF.RT  Clifton,  esq.  of  AVestby  and 
Clifton.  This  gentleman  m.  in  1641,  Mar- 
garet, daughter  and  sole  heir  of  George  Ire- 
land, esq.  of  South  worth,  in  the  county  of 
Lancaster,  but  dying  without  issue,  was  s. 
by  his  brother. 

Sir  Thomas  Clifton,  b.  7th  July,  1G28, 
and  created  a  baronet,  in  1662.  He  vi. 
first,  Bridget,  daughter  of  Sir  George  Hene- 
age,  of  Hainton,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  by 
whom  he  had  several  children,  who  all  died 
young,  except  M  s  n\,  who  wi.  Thomas  sixth 


Lord  Pktri:.  Sir  Thomas  espoused,  se- 
condly, Bridget,  daughter  of  Sir  Edward 
Hussey,  knt.  of  Hunnington,  in  the  county 
of  Lincoln,  by  whom  he  had, 

Thomas,  b.  in  1668,  died  in  1688,  and 

buried  in  Kirkham  church. 
Bridget,  m.  to  Sir  Francis  Andrews,  of 
Denton,  in  the  county  of  Northamp- 
ton. 

Sir  Thomas  Clifton,  with  Lord  Molyneux, 
and  several  other  catholic  gentlemen  of 
rank,  were  unjustly  accused  of  treason,  in 
1689,  and  all  acquitted.  He  died  13th  No- 
venjber,  1694,  when  the  baronetcy  became 
extinct,  and  the  estates  devolved  upon  his 
nephew, 

Thomas  Clifpon,  esq.  who  m.  Eleanora- 
Alathea,  daughter  of  Richard  Walmsley, 
esq.  of  Dimkinhalgh,  in  the  county  of  Lan- 
caster, and  had  issue, 

I.  Thomas,  6.  30th  August,  1696. 

II.  Mary,  b.  13th  November,  1697,  in. 
Sir  George  Mpstyn,  of  Talacre,  in 
the  county  of  Flint,  bart. 

III.  Isabel,  b.  27th  May,  1699. 

IV.  Ann,  b.  4th  June,  1701. 

V.  Elizabeth,  h.  7th  S('i)tember,  1703, 
m.  Sir  William  Gerard,  of  Bryn, 
bart. 

VI.  Cuthbert,  b.  3rd  January,  1706. 

VII.  Julia,  b.  4th  October,  1707. 

He  d.  in  1720,  and  was  succeeded  by  his 
son, 

Thomas  Clifton,  esq.  of  Clifton,  Westby, 
and  Lytham,  b.  30tli  August,  1696,  m.  the 
Hon.  Mary  Molyneux,  daughter  of  Richard, 
fifth  Viscount  Molyneux,  by  whom  (who 
wedded,  secondly,  8th  February,  1752,  Wil- 
liam Anderton,  esq.  of  Euxton  Hall,  in  the 
county  of  Lancaster),  he  had  issue, 
Thomas. 

Mary,  m.  Sir  John  Massey  Stanley,  oi 

Hooton,  bart. 
Isabel,  a  nun,  at  Ghent. 
Juliana. 
Eleonora. 

He  died  16th  December,  1734,  and  was  s. 
by  his  son, 

Thomas  Clifton,  esq.  of  Clifton,  Westby, 
and  Lytham,  b.  9th  January,  1728,  who 
married  three  wives,  first,  on  10th  June, 
1700,  Catherine,  daughter  of  —  Eyre,  esq. 
of  Hassop,  in  the  county  of  Derby,  who 
died  without  issue  ;  secondly,  Ann,  dan.  of 
Sir  Carnaby  Haggerstone,  in  the  county  of 
Northumberland,  bart.  by  whom  (who  d. 
22nd  February,  1760)  he  had  two  daughters, 
who  died  infants  ;  and  thirdly,  29th  Sep- 
tember, 1760,  Lady  Jane  Bertie,  daughter 
of  Willoughby,  third  Earl  of  Abingdon, 
and  by  that  ladv  (who  d.  25th  February, 
1791)  he  had, 

John,  his  successor. 

Eleonora,  m.  Thomas  Scarisbrich  Ec- 

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MAC  CAUSLAND. 


I,  OF  STRABANE. 


clestone,  esq.  of  Scarisbrich  and  Ec- 
clestone,  living  a  widow,  May,  1833. 
Catherine,  m.  29th  May,  1789,  to  Jolin 
Talbot,  esq.  brother  of  Charles,  six- 
teenth Earl  of  Shrewsbury,  and  died 
May,  1791. 
Sophia,  living  unm.  May,  1833. 
Mr.  Clifton,  who  built  Lytham  Hall,  died 
11th  May,  1783,  and  was  succeeded  by  his 
eldest  son, 

John  Clifton,  esq.  of  Clifton,  Westby, 
and  Lytham,  h.  25th  January,  1764,  who  m. 
23rd  November,  1785,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of 
Thos.  Riddell,  esq.  of  Felton  Park  and  Swin- 
burne Castle  in  the  county  of  Northumber- 
land, by  whom,  who  died  19th  November, 
1825,  he  had  issue, 

I.  Thomas,  his  heir. 

II.  John,  h.  20th  May,  1790,  of  the 
Hon.  Society  of  Lincoln's  Inn,  m. 
28th  April,  1817,  Maria,  youngest 
daughter  of  John  Tratford,  esq.  of 
Trafford,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster, 
and  has  issue, 

1.  Cuthbert- William. 

2.  John. 

3.  Edmund. 

III.  William,  h.  13th  June,  1791. 

IV.  Edward,  b.  17th  February,  1794, 
served  in  the  Coldstream  Guards  in 
Spain  and  France  under  the  Duke  of 
Wellington,  1814,  m.  15th  January, 
1819,   to   Eliza,  third  daughter  of 


Thomas  S.  Ecclestone  and  Eleonora 
Clifton,  and  has  issue, 

1.  Thomas  Clifton. 

2.  William  Clifton. 

3.  Harriet. 

4.  Edward  Gerard  Clifton. 

V.  Charles,  h.  5th  July,  1796,  d.  De- 
cember, 1825. 

VI.  Elizabeth,  married  in  August,  1814, 
at  Mary-le-bone  Church,  London, 
to  Charles  Thomas  ConoUy,  esq.  of 
Midford  Castle,  in  the  county  of 
Somerset. 

VII.  Mary,  d.  5th  July,  1800. 

VIII.  Harriet. 

Mr.  Clifton  died  23rd  March,  1832,  and  was 
succeeded  by  his  eldest  son,  the  present 
Thomas  Clifton,  esq.  of  Clifton  and  Lytham 
Hall. 

Arms — Sa.  on  a  bend  arg.  three  mullets 
gules. 

Crest — A  dexter  arm,  embowed  in  ar- 
mour, holding  a  sword,  ppr. 

Motto — Mortem  aut  triumphum. 

Estates  —  Manors  of  Clifton,  Lytham, 
Marton,  Salwick,  Westby,  and  Plumpton, 
and  estates  in  Wharton,  Laton,  in  the  Fylde 
district  of  Amounderness  Hundred,  in  the 
county  of  Lancaster. 

Town  Residence — Carlton  Terrace. 

Seats — Clifton  and  Lytham  Hall. 


MAC  CAUSLAND,  OF  STRABANE. 


MAC  CAUSLAND,  The  Rev.  OLIVER,  rector  of  Finlagan,  in  the  county  of  Lon- 
donderry, b.  6th  November,  1757,  m.  in  1785,  Hannah, 
daughter  of  Redmond  Conyngham,  esq.  of  Letterkenny,  in 
the  county  of  Donegal,  and  has  issue, 


John,  Captain  R.  N.  h.  8th  August,  1789. 

Redmond-Conyngham,  in  holy  orders. 

Elizabeth,  m.  to  Robert  Ogilby,  esq.  of  Woodbank,  in 

the  county  of  Londonderry. 
Mary-Anne. 
Letitia. 
Hannah. 
Caroline. 


y 


This  gentleman,  who  succeeded  his  father  in  1804,  claims 
to  be  chief  of  the  clan  of  the  Macauslanes,  of  Glenduglas, 
in  Dumbartonshire. 


MAC  CAUSLAND,  OF  STRABANE. 


m 


A  Scottish  writer,  Buchanan,  of  Aughmar, 
who  published  a  work  at  Glasgow  in  1723, 
states  that  the  founder  of  the  Mac  Auslanes 
in  Scotland,  was  one  Buey  Anselan,  son  of 
O'Kyan,  King  of  Ulster,  who  (when  the 
Danes,  to  avenge  the  Massacre  of  Limerick, 
persecuted  and  destroyed  numbers  of  the 
Irish,)  passed  over  to  Scotland  with  a  body 
of  followers  in  or  about  the  year  1016,  and 
that  the  said  Anselan,  having  given  great 
assistance  to  Malcolm  II.  in  his  wars,  was 
rewarded  by  that  king  with  grants  of  lands 
of  considerable  value,  and  a  splendid  coat 
of  arms.  (The  same  monarch  conferred 
about  the  same  time  similar  grants  upon  the 
family  of  Keith,  and  several  others.)  Bu- 
chanan goes  on  to  state  that  the  territory 
so  conferred  was  called  the  "  lands  of  Bu- 
chanan but  that  the  tradition  is,  that  this 
BuEY  Anselan  married  an  heiress  of  the 
name  of  Denniestoun,  and  in  her  right  ac- 
quired those  lands.  He  establishes  the 
fact,  however,  that  Anslan  took  up  his  abode 
there  as  "  Buey  Anselan,  Dominus  de  Bu- 
chanan,'' and  that  his  successors  were  all 
Lairds  of  Buchanan.  Of  these  feudal  chiefs 
he  gives  a  regular  dynasty,  beginning  in 
the  year  1016,  with  the  said  Anselan  ;  the 
second  laird,  in  1060,  he  denominates  John 
Mac  Auslane,  and  he  proceeds  until  he 
extinguishes  the  line  with  the  last  of  the 
lairds,  John,  who  flourished  in  1682,  leaving 
an  only  daughter  and  heiress. 

Such  is  Buchanan's  descent  of  the  Bu- 
chanan family,  the  younger  sons  of  the  dif- 
ferent lairds  of  which  founded  the  numerous 
branches  now  bearing  the  name.  His  state- 
ments, however,  concerning  the  branch 
which  always  adhered  to  the  designation  of 
Mac  Auslane  are  not  so  clear  :  the  first  of 
those  barons  to  be  found,  he  says,  is  one 
Malcolm,  whose  name  was  inserted  as  a  wit- 
ness to  a  charter,  granted  by  Malcolm,  Earl 
of  Lennox,  of  the  lands  of  Luss,  to  John, 
Laird  of  Luss,  about  the  year  1250,  the  sig- 
nature to  that  charter  being  "  Malcolm, 
Barop  Mac  Auslane.''  The  next  he  men- 
tions is  one  *'  Mac  Beth,  Baron  Mac  Ause- 
lane,"  of  whom  there  are  various  traditional 
accounts  as  to  his  stature  and  uncommon 
strength.  He  lived  about  the  year  1400, 
The  third  baron  was  Alexander,  "  last  Baron 
Mac  Auselane,"  whose  only  daughter  mar- 
ried one  of  the  Campbells,  after  whose  death 
she  sold  her  inheritance  to  Sir  Humphry 
Colquhoun,  of  Luss,  her  superior.  Bu- 
chanan proceeds  then  to  observe  "that  the 
best  account  of  the  name  of  Mac  Auselane 
are  now  settled  in  the  counties  of  Tyrone 


and  Derry,  in  the  north  of  Ireland,"  and 
that  those  are  descended  from  "the  Baron 
Mac  Auslane  who  went  out  of  the  parish  of 
Luss,  about  tlie  latter  period  of  the  reign  of 
King  James  VI."  From  this  baron  the 
family  before  us  claims  descent. 

Baron  M'Auslane,  of  Glenduglas,  came 
over  to  Ireland  in  the  latter  end  of  King 
James  I.'s  reign,  about  the  year  1600,  and 
left  two  sons,  Andrew  and  John.  Of  the 
younger  the  line  is  now  extinct.  The  elder, 
Andrew  M'Auslane,  had  a  son, 
Alexander  M'Auslane,  who  served  in 
the  army  in  Ireland  before  the  year  1649, 
as  appears  by  the  auditor-general's  accounts 
of  the  period,  wherein  the  said  Alexander  is 
stated  to  be  entitled  to  a  share  of  the  for- 
feited and  debenture  lands,  and  to  a  share 
of  money  as  one  of  the  adventurers  and  sol- 
diers before  the  rebellion  of  1641.  He  set- 
tled in  the  county  of  Tyrone,  and  was  at 
his  death  possessed  of  the  manors  of  Ard- 
strath,  Mountfield,  and  others.  He  m. 
Genet,  daughter  of  Edward  Hall,  esq.  of 
New  Grange,  in  the  county  of  Meath,  and 
had  issue, 

Oliver,  his  successor. 
Andrew,  of  Ardochil,  m.  and  left  a 
son, 

Alexander,  of  Ardochil,  who  died 
in  July,  1762,  at  the  advanced 
age  of  one  hundred  years. 

Anne. 

Catherine,  m.  to  William  Colhoun,  of 

Newtown  Stewart. 
Margery,  m.  to  David  M*Clenahan,  of 

Newtown  Stewart. 

Alexander  died  in  1675,  and  was  s.  by  his 
elder  son, 

Oliver  M'Ausland,  esq.  styled  of  Stra- 
bane,  in  the  vicinity  of  which  town  he  re- 
sided. This  was  a  distinguished  person, 
being  no  less  than  twelve  times  returned  to 
the  Irish  parliament  by  the  borough  of 
Strabane.  In  the  parliament  of  1695  he  is 
entered  on  the  Rolls  as  "  Oliverius  Mac 
Causland,  Armiger ;"  and  served  the  office 
of  sheriff  for  tlie  county  of  Tyrone  in  1687. 
He  appears  likewise  to  have  held  some 
military  commission,  as  we  find  it  stated, 
under  "  Castlestewart,"  in  Lodge's  Peer- 
age of  Ireland,  that  he  had  been  em- 
ployed upon  a  mission  of  importance  by 
Lord  Mountjoy  and  Colonel  Lundy.  He 
m.  Jane,  daughter  of  James  Hamilton, 
esq.  and  sister  of  the  Rev.  Andrew  Hamil- 
ton, and  had  issue, 


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MAC  CAUSLAND,  OF  STRABANE. 


John,  liis  successor. 
William,  of  Mountfield  and  Rasli,  m. 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  George  Hamilton, 
esq.  of  the  city  of  Dublin,  but  d.  s.p. 
Oliver,  of  Strabane,  m.  Rachel,  daugh- 
ter of  James  Hamilton,  esq.  of  Hamil- 
ton's Grove,  in  the  county  of  Antrim, 
and  had  an  only  daughter.  Rose. 
Jane,  m.  to  —  Sampson,  esq. 
Catharine,  w?.  to  John  Leslie,  esq. 
Oliver  Mac  Causland,  who  possessed  large 
estates  iu  the  county  of  Donegal,  died  in 
1722,  and  was  s,  by  his  eldest  son, 

John  Mac  Causland,  esq.  of  Strabane, 
and  the  manors  of  Stranorlar  and  Castlefin, 
M.P.  for  Strabane,  in  the  years  1725  and 
1727,  who  wedded  Amy-Jane,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Norris,  esq.  of  the  county  of  Down, 
and  of  Speke,  in  Lancashire,  by  whom  he 
had  issue, 

I.  Oliver,  his  heir. 

IT.  Alexander,  of  Rush,  m.  Anne,  dau. 
of  James  Nesbitt,  esq.  of  Lilford,  in 
the  county  of  Donegal,  and  w^as  father 
of 

1.  John  (Rev.),  of  LifFord,  who  m. 
first,  Mary,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Burgoyne,  of  Lifford, 
and  had  three  daughters.  He 
espoused,  secondly,  Hannah, 
widow  of  Thomas  Gerard,  esq. 
of  the  county  of  Meath,  by  whom 
he  had  John,  and  four  daughters. 

2.  Andrew. 

3.  Henry. 

4.   ,  m.  to  —  Shirliug,  esq. 

and  living  in  1814. 

5.  Anne,  tn.  to  —  Ball,  esq. 

III.  Rebecca,  m.  to  the  Rev.  John  Ha- 
milton, of  Newcastle,  in  the  county 
of  Limerick. 

IV.  Mary,  m.  to  Doctor  Moore,  of  Lon- 
donderry. 

He  d.  in  1728,  and  was  s.  by  his  elder  son, 

Oliver  Mac  Causland,  esq.  of  Strabane, 
M.P.  for  Strabane,  in  1729  and  1731.  This 
gentleman  m.  Anne-Jane,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Hamilton,  esq.  of  Waterhouse,  in  the 
county  of  Lancaster,  and  had  two  sons  and 
three  daughters,  viz 

I.  John,  his  successor. 


II.  Oliver,  w.  Jane,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Murray,  esq.  of  Mount  Murray, 
in  the  county  of  Meath,  and  had,  with 
five  daughters,  a  son,  who  d.  s.  p. 

III.  Margaret. 

IV.  Alice,  m.  to  General  Charles  Eus- 
tace. 

V.  Anne- Jane,  m.  to  Edward  Shaw,  esq. 
Mr.  Mac  Causland  d.  in  1756,  and  was  s.  by 
his  elder  son, 

John  Mac  Causland,  esq.  of  Strabane, 
four  times  returned  to  parliament,  by  the 
county  of  Donegal,  who  m.  Elizabeth,  dau. 
of  the  Rev.  William  Span,  of  Ballmacove, 
in  that  shire,  and  was  father  of 

Oliver  (Rev.),  present  representative 

of  the  family. 
William-James,  of  Dublin,  m.  Susan, 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  J.  Waters,  of 
the  town  of  Tipperary,  and  has  issue. 
Catherine,  m.  to  the  Right  Hon.  Wil- 
liam  Conynghara    Plunket,  Lord 
Plunket,  Lord  Chancellor  of  Ire- 
land,  (see   Burke's   Peerage  ana 
Baronetage.) 
He  died  in  November,  1804,  and  was  j.  by 
his  elder  son,  the  present  Rev.  Oliver 
Mac  Causland,  rector  of  Finlagan,  in  the 
county  of  Derry. 

Arms — Or,  within  a  double  tressure,  flory 
counterflory  with  fleurs-de-lys  sa.,  a  lion 
rampant  of  the  second,  holding  in  his  dexter 
paw  a  sabre,  or  crooked  sword,  ppr. 

Crest* — A  hand  couped,  holding  a  duke's 
coronet,  or  cap  of  maintenance,  surrounded 
with  two  laurel  branches  wreathed. 

Mottoes — Over  the  crest,  Audaces  Juvo ; 
beneath  the  shield,  Clarior  hinc  honos. 

Residence — Finlagan. 


*  This  crest  was  conferred  by  the  Dauphin  of 
France  upon  Sir  Alexander  Mac  Auselane,  one 
of  the  Scottish  lairds  of  the  family,  for  his  dis- 
tinguished bravery  at  the  battle  of  Beaug6,  in 
Anjou,  anno  1421,  where  he  is  said  to  have  slain 
Thomas  Plantagenet,  Duke  of  Clarence,  the 
brother  of  King  Henry  V.  The  French  com- 
mander in  that  engagement  was  the  Marshal  de 
la  Fayette,  ancestor  of  the  existing  and  celebrated 
General  la  Fayette. 


61 


RUSH,  OF  ELSENHAM  HALL. 

RUSH,  GEORGE,  esq.  of  Elsenham  Hall,  in  the  county  of  Essex,  b.  29th  April, 
1785,  ni.  in  1810,  his  cousin,  Clarissa,  daughter  of  Sir 
William  Beaumaris  Rush,  of  Wimbledon,  in  Surrey,  and 
has  issue, 

George-William. 
Arthur-Heath. 
Alfred. 
Clarissa. 
Angelica. 
Maria-Theresa. 
Ellen-Charlotte. 
Emily. 

Mr.  Rush,  who  is  a  magistrate,  and  deputy-lieutenant 
for  the  county  of  Essex,  served  the  office  of  high-sheriff 
for  Northamptonshire  in  1813. 


Ufneage. 


Samuel  Rush,  esq.  of  Bishop's  Stortford, 
in  the  county  of  Herts  (grandson  of  Samuel 
Rush,  esq.  of  Clapham,  second  son  of  Wil- 
liam Rush,  esq.  of  Colchester),  living  in 
1740,  m.  a  lady  named  Henrietta-Maria,  but 
of  what  family  is  not  recorded,  and  had  issue, 
I.  William,  of  Lambeth,  baptized  at 
Stortford,  18th  February,  1722-3. 
He  m.  18th  September,  1748,  Mary, 
daughter  of  George  Smith,  gent,  of 
London,  and  had  issue, 

1.  William-Beaumaris  (Sir),  who 
inherited  an  estate  at  Roydon, 
in  Suffolk,  which  was  afterwards 
sold  to  Admiral  Sir  Hyde  Par- 
ker, and  after  his  death  resold, 
and  the  mansion  (which  had  cost 
the  preceding  Mr.  Rush  £30,000) 
pulled  down.  Sir  William  then 
removed  to  Wimbledon,  where 
he  resided  for  the  last  thirty 
years  of  his  life.  He  wedded, 
10th  April,  1782,  Laura,  daugh 
ter  of  Cremer  Carter,  gent,  of 
Southwark,  by  whom  (who  died 
14th  November,  1822)  he  had 
six  daughters,  viz 

Laura,  m.  at  Glasgow,  in 
1801,  to  Basil  Montagu,  esq. 
of  Gray's-Inn,  barrister-at- 
law,  editor  of  the  works  of 
Lord  Bacon.  She  died  at 
Wimbledon,!  6th  June,  1806, 
leaving  issue. 
Julian-Caroline,  m.  in  1803, 


to  John  Leach,  esq.  of  Chel- 
sea, and  has  issue. 
Charlotte,  m.  in  1806,  to  John 
Martin  Cripps,  esq.  of 
Stanton,  in  Sussex,  and  has 
issue. 

Clarissa,  m.  in  .1810,  to  the 
PRESENT  George  Rush, esq. 
of  Elsenham. 

Angelica,  m.  in  1816,  to  the 
Rev.  Edward  Daniel  Clarke, 
LL.D.  the  celebrated  tra- 
veller. 

Louisa,  m.  in  1812,  to  John 
A.  Knipe,  esq.  of  Belterbot, 
in  the  county  of  Ca\an. 
2.  Samuel,   of  Kensington,  for- 
merly of  the  Customs,  London, 
b.  in  1752,  who  m.  Henrietta- 
Maria,  daughter  and  heiress  of 
Thomas  Coulston,  esq.  of  Chel- 
sea, and  died  in  1820. 
II.  John,  d.  unm. 
ni.  George,  of  whom  presently. 

IV.  Jane,  m.  first,  to  —  Ingram,  esq.  of 
London,  and  secondly,  to  Thomas 
Coulston,  esq.  of  London. 

V.  Mary,  m.  to  —  Roberts,  esq. 

VI.  Elizabeth,  rn.  to  —  Corner,  esq. 
The  third  son, 

George  Rush,  esq.  of  Farthingho,  North- 
amptonshire, wedded  Kitty,  daughter  of 
William  Heath,  esq.  of  Stanstead  Mount 
Fitchet,  in  the  county  of  Essex,  and  had 
issue. 


62  SUTTON, 
Geobge,  his  heir. 

Bridget,  m.  to  —  Ogilvie,  esq.  of  Lon- 
don, and  d.  s.  p.  in  1821. 
Henrietta,)  , 
Kitty,  '\d.nnm. 

Mr.  Rush  died  in  1803,  and  was  *.  by  his 
son,  the  present  George  Rush,  esq.  of 
Elsenham  Hall. 

^rm*— Quarterly,  gu.  and  arg.  on  a  fess 
party  per  pale,  vert  and  or,  between  three 


OF  ELTON. 

horses  courant  counterchanged,  as  many 
roundles  likewise  counterchanged. 

Crest — A  wolf's  head  erased  vert,  langued 
gu.  guttee  d'or,  on  a  collar  or,  three  tor- 
teaux. 

Motto— Uu  Dieu,  un  roi,  une  foi. 
Estates — In  Essex,  &c. 
<S^cai— Elsenham  Hall,  Essex. 


SUTTON,  OF  ELTON. 


SUTTON,  GEORGE-WILLIAM,  esq.  of  Elton  Hall,  in  the  county  of  Durham, 
b.  17th  October,  1801,  m.  21st  April,  1824,  Olivia,  second 
daug-hter  of  Henry  Stapylton,  esq.  of  Norton,  senior  male 
descendant  of  the  ancient  family  of  Stapylton,  of  My  ton, 
and  has  sui-viving  issue, 

William-George,  h.  18th  July,  1828. 
John-Stapylton,  b.  23rd  November,  1832. 
Grace. 

Olivia-Stapylton. 
Mary-Bathurst. 

This  gentleman,  whose  patronymic  was  Hutchinson,  (see 
family  of  Hutchinson)  assumed,  on  the  17th  October, 
1822,  the  surname  and  arms  of  Sutton,  in  compliance 
with  the  testamentai-y  injunction  of  his  great  uncle,  George 
Sutton,  esq.  of  Elton. 


Hmtaae. 


George  Sutton,  gent,  of  Thornborough, 
in  the  North  Riding  of  Yorkshire,  made  his 
will  in  1640.  He  left  two  sons,  John  and 
George.    The  elder, 

John  Sutton,  gent,  of  Thornborough, 
had  with  several  other  children,  a  son, 

Thomas  Sutton,  esq.  b.  in  1657,  of  Stock- 
ton and  Hartburn,  in  the  county  of  Durham, 
who  wedded  in  1693,  Rachel,  daughter  of 
—  Jefferson,  esq.  of  jsiton,  in  the  county  of 
Durham,  and  had  with  three  elder  children, 
all  deceased  s.  p.  a  son, 

William  Sutton,  esq.  of  Elton,  Hart- 
burn,  and  Forceby,  all  in  the  county  of 
Durham,  born  in  1701.  This  gentleman 
espoused  in  1727,  Mary,  daughter  of  J. 
Watson,  esq.  of  Stockton,  and  had  issue, 
1.  Thomas,  )  who  both  died  young, 
Fi.  William, S  in  1734. 

HI.  George,  his  heir. 

IV.  John,  of  the  Hon.  E.  I.  C.  Service, 
b.  in  1737,  who  m.  Mary,  daughter 
of  Edmund  Bunting,  esq.  of  Stock- 
ton, but  died  s.  p.  in  1792. 

V.  Jane,  died  in  infancy. 

VI.  Mary,  who  in.  in  1757,  Charles 


Bathurst  Sleigh,  esq.  of  Arkendale, 
in  the  county  of  York,  and  had  issue, 
William  Sleigh,  of  Stockton  and 
Arkendale,  lieutenant  colonel  of 
the  83rd  foot.    This  gentleman, 
b.  in  1758,  m.  Ann,  daughter  and 
heiress  of  J.  Ward,  esq.  of  Bil- 
lingham,   in   Durham,   but  d. 
issueless  in  1825. 
Mary  Sleigh,  who  m.  in  1800,  the 
Rev.  Thomas  AUason,  of  Hed- 
don,  in  Northumberland,  but  had 
no  issue. 

Frances  Sleigh,  who  d.  in  infancy. 
Elizabeth-Caroline  Sleigh,  who 
wedded  in  1800,  John  Hutchin- 
son, esq.  and  had  issue, 

George-William,  heir  to  his 
great  uncle,  George-Sut- 
ton, esq.  of  Elton. 
Charles-Sleigh  Hutchinson. 
Henry  Hutchinson. 
William  Hutchinson. 
Mary  Hutchinson. 
Anne  Hutchinson,  m.  in  1827, 
to  B.  Ord,  esq. 


SUTTON,  OF  ELTON. 


63 


!  Lucy  Hutchinson. 

William  Sutton,  of  Elton,  died  4th  April, 
1769,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  surviving  son, 
George  Sutton,  esq.  of  Elton,  b,  26th 
June,  1735,  a  magistrate  for  the  county  of 
Durham,  who  m.  in  1780,  Grace,  youngest 
idaughter  of  William  Horsfall,  esq.  of  Stor- 
thes  Hall,  in  the  West  Riding  of  York- 
shire, but  dying  p.  4th  February,  1817, 
at  the  advanced  age  of  82,  bequeathed  his 
estates  to  his  grand  nephew,  George-Wil- 
liam Hutchinson,  who  assuming,  in  conse- 
iquence,  the  surname  and  arms  of  Sutton, 
is  the  present  George-William  Sutton, 
esq.  of  Elton. 

FAMILY  OF  BATHURST. 
;    This  family  was  originally  seated  in  Sus- 
sex, at  a  place  called  Bathurst,  not  far 
from  Battle  Abbey,  of  which,  however,  it 
was  despoiled  during  tlie  wars  of  the  RoseTs. 

Lawrence  Bathurst  lived  temp.  Henry 
TI.  at  Cranebrook,  in  Kent.     He  left  at 
;his  decease,  three  sons^  viz. 
I       I.  Edward,  of  Staplehurst,  ancestor  of 
I         the  present  Earl  Bathurst. 

II.  Robert,  of  whom  presently. 

III.  John,  who  had  lands  in  Staple- 
hurst, by  gift  of  his  father. 

The  second  son, 

Robert  Bathurst,  esq.  of  Horsmanden, 
in  Kent,  espoused  first,  a  daughter  of  Wil- 
lliam  Saunders,  esq.  and  had  issue, 

I.  John,  of  Horsmanden,  ancestor  of 
Sir  Edward  Bathurst,  created  baronet 
in  1643,  a  title  not  extinct. 

II.  Paul,  who  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter 
and  heiress  of  Edward  Hordon,  esq. 
of  Hordon  and  Finchcocks,  in  Kent, 
and  by  her  acquired  the  latter  manor, 
and  liad  issue. 

'Robert  Bathurst  wedded  secondly,  and  had 
two  other  sons, 

III.  Robert,  of  Lismore,  in  Ireland. 

IV.  John. 
The  youngest  son, 

John  Ba  i  hurst,  esq.  of  Gondhurst,  in 
Kent,  7n.  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Edward 
Maplesden,  esq.  of  Marsden,  in  the  same 
shire,  and  had  issue, 

Edward,  who  died  unra.  in  1673,  aged 

seventy- seven  years. 
John. 

Richard,  King's  Avenor,  1620. 
The  second  son, 

John  Bathurst,  M.D.  of  London,  became 
subsequently  of  Richmond  and  Arkendale, 
in  the  county  of  York.  He  espoused  Eli- 
zabeth, daughter  and  heiress  of  Brian  Wil- 
lains,  esq.  of  Clintz,  and  had  issue, 
I      Christopher,  M.D. 

John,  who  d.  young. 

Theodore,  successor  to  his  father. 

Charles. 

Francis. 


Edward. 
Dorothy. 

Elizabeth,   m.   to   Sir  R.  BLtke,  of 

Clerkenwell. 
Mary. 

Dr.  Bathurst  died  in  1659,  and  was  s.  by 
his  eldest  surviving  son, 

Theodore  Bathurst,  esq.  of  Scutter- 
skelf,  Clintz,  and  Arkendale,  in  the  county 
of  York,  born  in  1646.  This  gentleman 
m.  Letitia,  only  daughter  of  Sir  John  Re- 
pington,  knt.  of  Warwickshire,  and  had 
three  sons,  Theodore,  who  d.  in  infancy  ; 
Charles,  his  heir;  and  Repington,  with 
two  daughters,  Mary  and  Letitia.  The 
eldest  son, 

Charles  Bathurst,  esq.  of  Clintz,  Skut- 
terskclf  and  Arkendale,  living  in  1712, 
represented  the  borough  of  Richmond,  in 
parliament.  He  m.  Frances,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Potter,  esq.  of  Leeds,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Charles,  his  heir. 

II.  Mary,  who  m.  William  Sleigh,  esq. 
of  Stockton,  and  had  issue, 

1.  Charles-Bathurst  Sleigh,  of 
Stockton  and  Arkendale,  b.  in 
1734,  grandfather  (as  before 
stated)  of  the  present 

G  KORG  E-WiLLI AM  SUTT0N,esq. 

of  Elton. 

2.  William,  a  captain  in  the  Guards, 
who  d.  in  1759. 

3.  Elizabeth,  who  m.  first,  Ralph 
Whitley,  esq.  of  Aston  Hall, 
Flintshire,  and  secondly,  the 
Venerable  Benjamin  Pye,  D.D. 
Archdeacon  of  Durham. 

4.  Frances,  in.  to  George  Hoar, 
esq. 

III.  Jane,  who  m.  William  Turner,  esq. 
of  Kirkleatham,  in  Yorkshire,  father 
of  the  first  Sir  Charles  Turner,  bart. 

IV.  Frances,  m.  to  C.  F.  Forster,  esq. 
of  Buston,  in  Northumberland. 

Mr.  Bathurst  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his 
only  son,  Charles  Bathurst,  esq.  of  Scut- 
terskelf,  Clintz,  and  Arkendale,*  high  she- 
riff for  Yorkshire,  who  m.  the  daughter  of 
—  Hendry,  gent,  of  Elton,  but  dying  s.  p. 
in  1740,  his  estates  devolved  upon  his  sisters 
as  co-heirs. 

Arms — Gu.  a  castle  or,  thereon  a  stork 
ppr.  for  Sutton,  quartering  the  ensigns  of 
Sleigh  and  Bathurst. 

Crest — A  stork  ppr.  holding  in  the  dexter 
claw  a  rose,  and  charged  on  the  neck  witli 
a  cross  patee  gules. 

Estates — Elton  and  Hartburn,  and  in  the 
parishes  of  Norton  and  Redmarshall,  in 
Durham,  with  the  manor  and  estate  of 
Forceby,  in  Cleveland. 

Seat— Elton  Hall,  Durliam. 


*  This  estate  was  sold  about  twenty  years  ngo 
by  Colonel  Sleigh  to  G.  Brown,  esq.  of  Stockton. 


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STANDISH,  OF  STANDISH. 


STANDISH-STRICKLAND,  CHARLES,  esq.  of  Standish  Hall,  m  the  coimty- 

palatine  of  Lancaster,  b.  15th  March,  1790,  m,  in  February, 
1822,  Mademoiselle  Emmeline  Conradine,  daughter  of 
M.  de  Mathiesen,  by  his  wife,  Mademoiselle  Rose  Hen- 
riette  Peronne  de  Sersey  (niece  of  Madame  la  Comtesse 
de  Genlis,)  and  has  issue, 


@  @ 

& 

Charles-Krnry-Widduington-Lion^l,  b.   23rd  Ja- 
nuary, 1823. 
Charles-Frederick,  b.  20th  April,  1824. 
Charles-Edward,  b.  March,  1829. 

Mr.  Standish  succeeded  his  father,  Thomas  Strickland- 
Standish,  esq.  on  the  4th  December,  1813.  He  is  a 
magistrate,  and  deputy-lieutenant  for  the  county  of 
Lancaster,  and  high  sheriff  in  1836. 


The  following  pedigree  is  compiled  from 
an  Abstract  of  the  Charters  and  Muniments 
at  Standish,  drawn  up  by  the  late  Rev. 
Thomas  West,  domestic  chaplain  of  the 
Strickland  family,  author  of  the  "  History 
of  Furness  Abbey,"  &c.,  who  deplored  the 
wanton  destruction  of  a  chest  containing- 
a  collection  of  ancient  charters,  anterior  to 
the  6th  of  Henry  HL  anno  1221.  In  which 
year  he  found  tliat 

—  DE  Standish,  who  had  married  Mar- 
gjiret,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  Robert  de 
Hulton,  became  in  her  right  possessor  of 
the  manor  of  Shevington,  and  that  he  was 
s.  by  his  son, 

Thurston  de  Standish,  who,  on  the  4th 
February,  6th  Henry  III.  anno  1221,  levied 
a  fine  of  lands  in  Shevington,  which  he  in- 
herited from  his  mother,  Margerie,  daugh- 
ter and  co-heir  of  Robert  de  Hulton.  He 
was  living  in  the  20th  of  the  same  reign, 
A.D.  1235-6,  and  had  a  son, 

Ralph  de  Standish,  who  had  two  sons, 
viz. 

Jordan,  his  successor. 

Hugh,  who  m.  in  the  34th  Edward  I., 
1306,  Alice,  daughter  of  Sir  Richard 
Molyneux,  of  Sephton,  knt.  and  was 
ancestor  of  Richard  Standish,  esq.  of 
Duxbury,  in  Lancashire,  created  a 
baronet  by  King  Charles  II.  in 
1676,  a  title  which  became  extinct 
upon  the  death  of  Sir  Frank  Standish, 
the  third  baronet,  while  the  estates 
passed  to  Frank  Hall,  son  of  An- 


thony Hall,  esq.  of  the  county  of 
Durham,  who  thereupon  assumed  the 
name  and  arms  of  Standish.  This 
branch  is  now  represented  by  Augus- 
tus Hall  Standish,  of  Duxbury,  esq. 
The  elder  son, 

Jordan  de  Standish,  who  succeeded  his 
father,  is  witness  to  a  deed  of  Emma  de 
Shotylworth,  1st  Edward  I.  A.D.  1271.  He 
had  issue, 

William,  his  successor. 
Mabel,  m.  at  the  church  door  (ad  Os- 
tium Ecclesiae)  of  Wigan,  13th  Edw. 
I.  anno  1285,  to  Henry,  son  of  Rich- 
ard Trulshagh. 
Alice,  m.  to  Richard  de  Ince.  This 
lady  was  living  in  1304. 
Jordan  was  s.  by  his  son, 

William  de  Standish,  first  witness  to  a 
grant  from  Robert  de  Nortunlevgh,  dated 
2nd  Edward  I.  A.D.  1273.    In  the  12th 
Edward  II.  1318,  he  entailed  half  the  manor 
of  Standish  and  Longtree,  with  the  advow- 
son  of  Standish,  on  his  son,  John  de  Stand-  ^ 
ish,  and  Margaret  his  wife.    He  had  two  "* 
wives,  Alianor  and  Margaret,  and  was  s.  by 
his  son,  ^ 
John  de  Standish,  Lord  of  Standish,  i 
who,  in  the  6th  of  Edward  III.  A.D.  1332,  ^ 
confirmed  to  his  son,  William,  and  Mar-  ^ 
garet  his  wife,  the  eighth  part  of  the  manor  of| 
of  Shevington,  with  land  in  Standish,  in  fee  I 
tail.    In  the  same  year,  he  is  mentioned  as 
being  patron  of  the  church  of  Standish. 
Hr-  is  V  itness  to  a  deed,  24th  Edward  III,  k 


STANDISH,  OF  STANDISH. 


65 


1350,  tlie  first  writing  in  which  mention  is 
made  ol'  pit  coal  being  found  at  Standish. 
His  issue  were, 

I.  William,  who  m.  in  1332,  Margaret, 
daugliter  of  Adam  Holcroft,  of  Hol- 
croft,  and  d.  issueless. 
If.  Hknky,  who     his  brother. 

III.  Edmond,  living  in  1332,  and  d.  s.  p. 

IV.  Ralph  (Sir),  living  in  1332.  From 
numerous  documents  it  appears  that 
this  Sir  Ralph  de  Standish  found 
means  to  keep  h  s  elder  brother, 
Henry,  out  of  the  possession  of  the 
estates,  for  after  his  death,  in  1384, 
Henry  is  proved  to  have  entered  into 
agreements  with  Elizabeth  his  wife, 
then  remarried  to  Thomas  Lampet, 
and  John  de  Standish,  his  son,  that 
they  should  deliver  up  to  the  said 
Henry  the  lands  formerly  possessed 
by  the  said  Sir  Ralph.  Sir  Ralph 
had  married  twice,  first,  Mary,  dau. 
of  —  de  Ince,  by  whom  he  had 

John  (Sir),  styled  in   all  deeds 

Lord  John."* 
Eleanor. 

Joan,  m.  to  John  Sansbraur. 
His  second  wife  was  named  Eliza- 
beth, who,  as  already  stated,  re- 
married Thomas  Lampet.  She  was 
living  in  the  year  1406.  By  this 
lady  he  had  two  other  sons, 
Nicholas. 

Ralph,  upon  whom,  and  his  wife 
Joan,  his  father  settled  consider- 
able estates. 
Sir  Ralph  de  Standish  had  a  grant 
of  free  pardon  under  the  privy  seal, 
for  all  offences  and  breaches  of  the 
peace,  dated  10th  April,  1352. 

V.  Robert. 

VI.  John. 


*  This  Sir  John  de  Standish  is  mentioned  by 
'roissart  and  HoUingshed  as  being  in  the  ser- 
ice  of  Richard  II.,  and  attendant  in  his  suite  at 
he  memorable  meeting  of  the  king  with  the  rebel 
vVat  Tyler,  in  the  year  1381,  the  manner  of 
|vhose death  is  thus  narrated  by  the  former: — after 
lepicting  the  bold  propositions  and  insolent  de- 
Jortment  of  the  blacksmith,  he  thus  proceeds: — 

Yes  truely  quod  the  mayre,  (William  Wal- 
vorth)  thou  false  stynkynge  knave,  shalt  thou 
peke  thus  in  the  presence  of  the  kynge,  my 
latural  lorde?  I  commytte  never  to  lyve  with- 
)ut  thou  shalt  derely  abye  it,  and  with  those 
vordes,  the  mayre  drewe  out  his  swerde  and 
itrake  Tyler  so  great  a  stroke  on  the  heed  that 
he  fell  downe  at  the  feet  of  his  horse,  and  as  he 
pvas  fallen  they  envyroned  hym  all  aboute,  whereby 
le  was  not  sene  of  his  company.  Then  a  squyer 
jf  the  kyng6s  alyted,  called  John  Standysshe,  and 
be  drewe  out  his  sworde,  and  put  into  Wat 
Fyler's  belye,  and  so  he  dyed."  On  this  occasion, 
Walworth,  the  lord  mayor,  several  citizens,  and 
John  Standysshe,  were  knighted. 

2. 


VII.  Gilbert,  clerk,  who  was  rector  of 
Standish  from  33rd  Edward  1H.  to 
22nd  Richard  H.  (1369  to  1398). 
The  second  son, 

Henry  de  Standish,  on  the  death  of  his 
younger  brother,  Sir  Ralph,  about  the  year 
1384,  recovered  the  family  estates.  He  th. 
Joan,  daughter  of  ....  ,  upon  whom  his 
father  settled,  17th  Edward  IH.,  1343,  lands 
in  Shevington.  By  her,  who  survived  him, 
he  had,  with  a  daughter,  Alice,  who  es- 
poused, in  1369,  Hugh  Standish,  of  Dux- 
bury,  a  son,  his  successor,  in  1396^ 

Ralph  de  Standish,  of  Standish,  who,  in 
the  15th  Richard  II.  (1392)  was  sheriff  of 
Lancashire,f  and  in  six  years  afterwards 
(1398)  had  grant  of  free  pardon  from  the 
crown.  He  wedded  Cecilia,  daughter  of 
.  .  .  .  ,  and  had  had  issue, 

I.  Lawrence,  his  successor. 

II.  Alexander,  inducted  into  the  rectory 
of  Standish,  to  which  he  was  pre- 
sented by  his  father,  Ralph,  on  the 
death  of  Gilbert  de  Standish,  in  1398. 

III.  Gilbert,  living  30th  September, 
1411.  (13th  Henry  IV.) 

IV.  John,  a  military  man,  and  one  of 
the  heroes  of  the  Battle  of  Agin- 
couRT,  25th  October,  1415. 

V.  Elizabeth,  married  by  dispensation 
granted  5th  Henry  IV.  1403,  to 
Richard,  son  of  Gilbert  de  Longtree. 

VI.  Isabel. 

Ralph  and  his  wife  were  both  living  in  1411, 
and  he  in  1414.  He  was  s.  at  his  decease 
by  his  eldest  son 

Laurence  de  Standish,  of  Standish, 
who  espoused,  in  1398,  Lora,  daughter  of 
Sir  Roger  de  Pilkington,  and  had,  with  a 
daughter,  contracted,  7th  Henry  V.,  (1419) 
to  marry  John  de  Birkenhead,  a  son,  his 
successor  at  his  decease,  in  1432, 

Sir  Alexander  de  Standish,  knt.  of 
Standish.  This  gentleman,  in  the  2nd  of 
Henry  VI.,  had  a  grant  of  twenty  marks 
per  annum,  for  his  good  services,  to  be  paid 
out  of  the  iDuchy  of  Lancaster.  In  the  pre- 
vious reign,  9th  Henry  V.  1421,  he  con- 
tracted to  marry  Constance,  daughter  of 
John  Gerard,  of  Bryn.  By  this  lady,  who 
survived  him,  he  had  issue, 
I.  Ralph,  his  heir. 

Iv.Roben,     i  EDW.1V.1468. 

V.  Peter,  of  Erley,  in  the  county  oi 
Lancaster,  living  in  1483,  and  had  a 
son,  James  Standish,  married  to  Coii- 
stance,  daughter  of  . 

Sir  Alexander  d.  in  1445,  and  was     by  his 

eldest  son. 


t  In  1884,  we  find  a  Robert  de  Standish  wa» 
sheriflf  of  the  same  county. 

F 


CS  STANDISH,  OF  STANDISH. 


Ralph  de  Standish,  of  Standish,  who, 
having  probably  taken  part  witli  the  house  of 
York,  had  two  general  pardons  from  Henry 
VI.  in  the  thirty-first  year  of  that  monarch's 
reign.  He  m.  Margaret,  daughter  and  co- 
heir of  Sir  Richard  Radcliffe,  of  Chadder- 
ton,  by  the  daughter  and  heir  of  —  Chad- 
derton,  of  Chadderton,  in  the  county  of 
Lancaster,  and  he  made  a  division  of  that 
manor,  in  1404,  with  Robert  Radcliffe.  He 
had  issue, 

I.  Alexander  (Sir),  his  successor. 
There  is  a  deed  extant,  dated  30th 
Henry  VI.,  contracting,  on  the  part 
of  his  father,  for  this  gentleman's 
marriage  with  Sibil,  daughter  of 
Henry  Bold,  of  Bold.  One  of  the 
parties  to  the  contract  is  Roger  de 
Standish,  parson  of  Standish  ;  the 
marriage  settlement  is  dated  36th 
Henry  VI.  A  D.  1457. 

IT.  Thomas. 

HI.  Brian. 

IV.  Gilbert. 

V.  Lawrence. 

VI.  Hugh. 

Ralph  Standish  died  in  1460,  about  which 
time  the  "  De"  is  omitted  before  the  family 
name.    He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son. 

Sir  Alexander  Standish,  of  Standish, 
not  then  a  knight,  but  raised  to  that  honor 
for  his  services  at  the  battle  of  Hutton 
Field,  Scotland,  in  1482.  He  espoused,  on 
the  1st  January,  1461,  Sibilla,  daughter  of 
Henry  Bold,  of  Bold,  and  had  one  son  and 
three  daughters,  viz. 
Ralph,  his  heir. 

Catharine,  m.  in  1497,  to  Thomas,  son 
of  Sir  Christopher  Standish,  knt.  of 
Duxbury. 

Grace. 

Alice. 

Sir  Alexander  d.  in  1507,  and  was  s.  by  his 
son, 

Ralph  Standish,  of  Standish,  who  had  a 
general  pardon  from  the  crown  in  the  1st  of 
Henry  VII.,  1485.  He  m.  (contract  dated 
16th  August,  1497)  Alice,  one  of  the  daugh- 
ters and  co-heirs  of  Sir  James  Harrington, 
knt.  of  Wolfage,  in  the  county  of  North- 
ampton, which  manor  the  lady  had  in  dower. 
By  her  he  had  issue, 

Alexander,  his  successor. 
Anne,  m.  to  Sir  John  Holcroft,  knt.  of 
Holcroft. 

Agnes,  m.  to  Thomas  Ashton,  of  Cros- 
ton. 

Jane,  m.  to  James  Bradshaw,  of  the 
Haigh,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster. 
He  died  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty,  in 
1538,  having  made  his  will  on  the  18th  Oc- 
tober, 1534,  and  was     by  his  son, 

Alexander  Standish,  of  Standish,  who 
espoused,  in  1518,  Ann,  daughter  of  Sir 


William  Molyneux,  knt.  of  Sephton,  and 
was  father  of 

I.  Ralph,  who  died  issueless,  and  was 
succeeded  by  his  brother. 

II.  Edward,  who  inherited  from  Ralph. 

III.  Jane,  m.  to  Roger  Bradshaw,  of 
the  Haigh. 

TV.  Alice,  m.  to  Hugh  Anderton. 

V.  Agnes. 

VI.  Isabel,  m.  to  Thomas  Lathoni,  of 
Parbold. 

VII.  Eleanor,  m.  to  William  Warton,  of 
Warton,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster. 

VIII.  Margaret,  m.  to  Lambert  Tyldes- 
ley,  of  Gerrett,  in  Lancashire. 

The  second  son,  and  eventual  representa- 
tive of  the  family, 

Edward  Standish,  esq.  of  Standish,  had 
livery  of  seizin,  of  the  manors  of  Standish, 
&c.  7th  Edward  VI.  anno  1553,  for  which 
he  paid  £21.  10*.  to  the  Court  of  Wards 
and  Liveries.  He  m.  Ellen,  daughter  of 
Sir  William  Ratcliffe,  knt.  of  Ordsall,  in 
the  county  of  Lancaster,  and  had  four  sons, 
viz.  Alexander,  his  heir  ;  Ralph  ;  Edward, 
who  d.  1st  June,  1633 ;  and  Thomas,  who 
died  27th  July,  in  the  same  year.  He  died 
in  1603,  (having  erected  Standish  Hall,  in 
1574,)  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Alexander  Standish,  esq.  of  Standish, 
who  wedded  Elizabeth,  daughter  and  heir 
of  Adam  Hawarden,  esq.  of  Wolston,  in 
Lancashire,  (settlement  dated  20th  August, 
1574)  by  which  alliance,  Wolston  came  to 
the  Standish  family.  He  died  in  1624^ 
leaving  issue,  i 

Ralph,  his  successor.  I 

John. 

Thomas,  died  unm. 

Alexander,  living  25th  October,  1583, 

died  unm. 
Margaret,  m.  to  Thomas,  second  son 
and  eventual  heir  of  Robert  Hesketh, 
esq.  of  Rufford,  in  the  county  of 
Lancaster. 
Ellen,  who  was  the  third  wife  of  Henry 
Banaster,  esq.  of  the  Banke,  in  the 
county  of  Lancaster. 
The  eldest  son, 

Ralph  Standish,  esq.  of  Standish,  wed- 
ded Bridget,  daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Moly- 
neux, of  Sephton,  knt.  sister  of  Richard, 
first  viscount  Molyneux,  and  had  two  sons 
and  two  daughters,  viz. 
Edward,  his  heir. 

Alexander,  colonel  of  Horse,  in  the 

service  of  Kim/  Charles  I. 
Frances,  m.  to  Sir  Thomas  Tyldesley, 
knt.  of  Morley,  Major  General  under 
the  Earl  of  Derby.   He  was  killed  at 
the  battle  of  Wygan,  25th  Aug.  1651. 
Elizabeth,  died  unm. 
Mr.  Standish  died  in  1656,  and  tvas  by 
his  elder  son. 


STANDISIT,  OF  STANDISII. 


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F4)W,\UD  Stavdish,  esq.  of  Standisli, 
who  m.  11  ill  November,  1032,  Klizaboth, 
daiif-hter  of  Sir  Francis  Howard,  of  Corby 
Castle,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  (mar- 
riage contract  dated  1 8th  June,  1()32,  lady's 
fortune  £1500)  and  left  at  his  decease,* 
William,  his  successor. 
Bridget,  died  unm. 

Mary,  m.  to  —  Daniel,  of  Heton  Place, 

near  Sudbury,  Suffolk. 
Elizabeth,  iu.  to  John  Withfim,  esq.  of 
Cliffe,in  the  county  of  York  (see  p.  6.) 
riie  son  and  heir, 

William  Standish,  esq.  of  Standish,  was 
itwenty-six  years  of  age,  at  the  visitation  in 
'664.  He  wedded  Cecilia,  daughter  and 
sole  heir  of  Sir  Robert  Bindlosse,  bart.  of 
Berwick  Hall,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster, 
3y  wliom  (who  d.  19th  January,  1729-30) 
had  Ralph,  his  successor,  with  Mary 
md  Cecilia,  who  both  died  unm.  He  died 
ith  June,  1705,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 
Ralph  Standish,  esq.  of  Standish.  This 
entleman  m.  first.  Lady  Philippa  Howard, 
laughter  of  Henry,  Duke  of  Norfolk,  by 
iis  second  Duchess,  Jaue,  daughter  of  Ro- 
bert Bickerton,  esq.  by  whom,  (who  died 
3th  April,  1731)  he  had  issue, 

I.  Ralph-Howard,  who  m.  4th  June, 
1730,  Mary,  eldest  daughter  of  George 
Butler,  esq.  of  Ballyragget,  in  Ire- 
land, and  had  two  sons,  Ralph  and 
Edward,  who  botli  died  in  infancy. 
He  died  himself  at  Kilkenny,  in 
April,  1735,  his  father  then  living. 

II.  George-Howard,  d.  unm. 
in.  Wilfiam,  }  ^.^^  j^^f^^^g^ 

IV.  Henry,  ) 

V.  Anne, 

VI.  Philippa,  I  all  of  whom  died  un- 
VH.  Charlotte,  r  married. 

I      VIII.  Mary.  J 
!      IX.  Cecilia,  of  whom  presently. 
iRalph  Standish  was  living  in  1752,  at  the 
[advanced  age  of  82.    His  youngest  daugh- 
ea  and  eventually  sole  heiress, 

Cecilia  Standish,  espoused  William 
Towneley,  esq.  of  Towneley,  in  the  county  of 
lancaster,  by  whom  (who  died  at  Bath,  2nd 
ebruary,  1741,  in  the  28th  year  of  his  age, 
nd  was  buried  in  the  church  of  Bath  Wes- 
on)  slie  had  issue, 

1.  Charles  Towneley,  esq.  b.  1st  Oc- 
tober, 1737.  This  gentleman  pos- 
sessed the  Towneley  estates,  and  was 
according  to  Whitaker's  History  of 
Whalley  Abbey,  29th  in  descent 
from  Spartlingas,  Dean  of  Whalley. 
He  was  distinguished  for  his  exqui- 
site taste  in  the  fine  arts,  and  formed 
the  splendid  collection  of  marbles, 
now  in  the  British  Museum,  called 


•  He  was  living  at  the  visitation  of  Lancashire, 
2nd  September,  1664. 


the  Towneley  Marbles.  He  died 
unmarried,  3rd  January,  1805,  and 
was  s.  by  his  younger  brotherj 
Edward. 

II.  Ralph Towneley-Standish, esq. who 
on  the  death  of  liis  father  and  mother, 
inlu  ritt'd  the  estates  of  Standish,  and 
Borwick  Hall.  He  was/>.  18th  June, 
1739,  and  tu.  to  Henrietta,  ninth 
daughter  of  Roger  Strickland,  esq. 
of  Catterick,  in  the  county  of  York, 
but  died  s.  p.  when  the  estates  passed 
to  his  brother,  Edward. 

HI.  Edward  Towneley-Standish,  of 
whom  presently. 

IV.  Cecilia  Towneley,  b.  30th  July, 
1741,  m.  first,  20th  April,  1762,  to 
Charles  S  iickland,!  esq.  of  Sizergli 
Park,  in  the  county  of  Westmorland, 
by  whom  (who  d.  6th  October,  1770) 
she  had  issue, 

1.  Thomas  SriiiCKLANO,  of  whom 
hereafter,  as  inheritor  of  the 
Standish  Estates. 

2.  William  Strickland,  an  officer 
in  the  army,  who  died  in  the 
West  Indies. 

3.  Charles  Strickland,  d.  in  1775. 

4  Mary-Cecilia,  m.  27th  Febru- 
ary, 1785,  to  Edward  Stephen- 
son, esq.  of  Farley  Hill,  in  Berk- 
shire, and  Scaleby  Castle,  in  the 
county  of  Cumberland.  She  died 
at  Paris,  in  1817,  leaving  issue. 

Mrs.  Strickland  wedded  secondly, 
15th  April,  1779,  Gerard  Edward 
Strickland,  esq.  of  Willitoft,  in  the 
county  of  York,  (see  Strickland, 
page  59.  vol.  i.) 
The  youngest  son  of  the  heiress  of  Standish 
and  William  Towneley, 

E  D  w  A  R  D  T  o  w  N  E  L  E  Y  -  S  r  A  N  D 1  s  H ,  e  s  q .  6 . 25 1  h 
June,  1740,  inherited  at  the  decease  of  his 
elder  brothers,  the  estates  of  his  late  father 
and  mother.  He  m.  Ann,  daughter  of  Basil 
Thomas  Eccleston,  esq.  of  Eccleston  and 
Scarisbrick,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  but 
died  without  issue,  on  the  28th  March,  1807, 
when  the  estates  of  Standish,  by  the  family 
settlements,  became  vested  in  (his  sister's 
eldest  son)  his  nephew, 

Thomas  Strickland,  esq.  of  Sizergh,  in 
the  county  of  Westmoreland,  who  assumed 
by  sign-manual,  on  inheriting,  the  surname 
and  arms  of  Standish.  He  m.  fiirst,  24th 
February,  1789,  Anastasia,  elder  daughter 
and  co-heir  of  Sir  John  Lawson,  bart.  of 
Brough,  in  the  county  of  York,  by  whom 
he  had  issue, 

Charles  Stickland-Standish. 
Thomas  Strickland,  of  Sizergh,  (see 
vol.  i.  p.  55.) 


t  Refer  to  family  of  Strickland,  of  Sizergh, 
vol.  i.  p.  55. 


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RAWLINGS   OF  PADSTOW. 


Anastasia,  d.  unm.  in  1809. 
Elizabeth,  d.  unm.  in  September,  1813. 
Monica,  m.  in  December,  1827,  to  Sir 
John  Gerard,  bart.  of  Bryn.   In  vol. 
i.  p.  59,  this  lady  is  erroneously 
stated  to  have  been  the  daughter  of 
the  second  marriage. 
He  wedded  secondly,  Catherine,  youngest 
daughter  of  Sir  Robert  Gerard,  bart.  of 
Byn,  but  had  no  further  issue.    He  died 
4th  December,  1813,  leaving  a  widow  sur- 
viving, who  is  still  living  (June,  1833).  Mr. 
Strickland-Standish  devised  the  Standish 
estates  to  his  elder  son,  the  present  Charles 


Strickland-Standish,  esq.  of  Standish, 
and  his  paternal  inheritance  to  the  younger, 
Thomas  Strickland,  esq.  now  of  Sizergh. 

Arm^ — Quarterly;  first  and  fourth,  sable, 
three  standing  dishes  argent,  for  Standish. 
Second  and  third,  sable,  three  escallop  shells 
argent,  for  Strickland. 

Crests — An  owl  with  a  rat  in  its  talons, 
ppr.  Standish.  A  holly  bush,  ppr.  Strick- 
land. 

Estates — In  Lancashire  and  Yorkshire. 
Seats — Standish  Hall,  near  Wigan  ;  and 
Caton,  near  Ripon. 


RAWLINGS,  OF  PADSTOW. 


RAWLINGS,  WILLIAM,  esq.  of  Padstow,  in  the  county  of  Cornwall,  h.  in  1788, 
a  magistrate,  and  deputy-lieutenant  for  that  shire. 


Unteaae. 


This  family,  originally  of  Herefordshire, 
was,  for  many  generations,  officially  con- 
nected with  its  city. 

William  Rawlings,  esq.  an  eminent 
merchant,  distinguished  alike  for  active 
philanthropy,  and  literary  attainments,  es- 
poused in  1736,  Catherine,  daughter  of 
Christopher  Warne,  esq.  of  St.  Columb, 
and  thence  removed  to  Padstow,  about  the 
middle  of  the  last  century.  Among  the 
valuable  family  estates  were  manors,  of  St. 
Columb,  derived  from  the  Wardour  Arun- 
dels,  and  of  Rialton,  from  the  Godolphins. 
Mr.  Rawlings  d.  in  1795,  greatly  esteemed 
for  his  public  and  private  virtues,  leaving 
two  sons, 

Thomas,  his  heir. 

William,  of  Exeter  College,  Oxford. 
M.A.  forty  years  vicar  of  Padstow, 
whose  son, 

William,  in  holy  orders,  the  pre- 
sent  rector  of  Lansallos,  es- 


poused in  1821,  Caroline,  daugh- 
ter of  John   Rogers,  esq.  of 
Penrose,  and  niece  of  Lord  de 
Dunstanville. 
The  elder  son, 

Thomas  Rawlings,  esq.  of  Saunders  Hill, 
whose  superior  talents  were  highly  appre- 
ciated by  the  county  magistracy,  served  the 
office  of  high  sheriff  of  Cornwall  in  1803, 
and  was  one  of  the  deputy  wardens  of  the 
Stannaries.  He  m.  in  1782,  Margery,  daugh- 
ter and  co-heiress  of  Thomas  Price,  esq.  of 
Tregolds,  a  branch  of  the  Newtown  family, 
by  whom  (who  inherited,  upon  the  demise 
issueless  of  her  only  brother,  John,  in  pur- 
suance of  her  father's  will,  the  Price  estates 
in  St.  Wenn  and  Withiel)  he  had,  (with 
other  daughters) 

William,  his  heir. 
Price. 

Edward,  in  holy  orders. 
George. 

Ann,  who  m.  in  1810,  John  Paynter, 
esq.  of  Blackheath,  Kent,  and  has 
an  only  son,  John. 

Harriet,  m.  in  1828,  to  the  Rev.  Ver- 
non Collins,  of  Trewardale,  In  Corn- 
wall. 

Mr.  Rawlings  died  in  1820,  and  was  s.  by 
his  eldest  son,  the  present  William  Raw- 
lings, esq.  of  Padstow. 

Arms — Sa.  three  swords  paleways,  points 
in  chief  arg. 

Crest — An  armed  arm,  embowed,  elbow 
resting  on  the  wreath,  holding  in  the  gaunt- 
let a  falchion  ar.  hilt  or. 

Motto — Cognosce  teipsum,  et  disce  pati. 

Estates — Cornwall,  &c. 

S'^af— Padstow. 


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DONKIN,  OF  LOWER  CAVERSHAM. 


DONKIN,  SIR  RUFANE-SHAWE,  of  Lower  Caversham,  in  the  county  of  Oxford^ 

a  lieutenant-general  in  the  army,  m.  first, 
Elizabeth- Frances,  eldest  daughter  of  the  Very 
Rev.  Dr.  George  Markham,  dean  of  York,  and 
grand-daughter  of  the  late  Archbishop  of 
York,  by  whom  he  has  an  only  child, 

Geokge-David. 

He  espoused,  secondly,  5th  May,  1832,  Ladj 
Anna- Maria  Elliot,  daughter  of  the  late  earl 
of  Minto. 


This  gallant  officer  is  a  knight  commander  of  the  Bath,  grand  cross  of  the  Royal  Hano- 
verian Guelphic  Order,  colonel  of  the  80th  regiment,  and  representative  in  Parliament 
of  the  borough  of  Berwick-upon-Tweed. 


General  Robert  Donkin,  (descended  from 
a  respectable  family,  proprietors  of  con- 
siderable landed  property  in  Northumber- 
land, presumed  to  have  emigrated  originally 
from  Scotland,  in  some  of  the  civil  conflicts 
of  that  country,  to  have  settled  on  the 
borders,  and  to  have  changed  the  name 
from  Duncan*)  was  born  19th  March,  1727, 
and  adopting  a  military  life,  entered  the 
army  in  1746.  In  1761  he  was  at  the  siege 
of  Belleisle,  under  General  St.  Clair,  and 
there  became  acquainted  with  the  historian, 
Hume,  from  whose  dictation  he  wrote  an 
account  of  the  expedition.  He  was  subse- 
quently Aide-de-camp  to  General  Fowke, 
(to  whom  captain,  afterwards  General  Wolfe, 
was  at  the  time  Major  of  Brigade)  and 
served  in  Flanders,  during  the  campaigns 
of  that  period.  He  participated  in  the  seven 
years'  war  as  a  captain,  and  was  Aide-de- 
camp and  Secretary  to  General  Rufane, 
while  he  was  Governor  and  Commander-in- 
chief  at  Martinique.  General  Donkin  went 
afterwards  to  America,  and  served  there 
from  1775  to  1783,  at  the  commencement, 
as  Aide-de-camp  to  the  Commander-in-chief 
General  Gage,  and  subsequently  as  Major 


*  This  supposition  is  supported  by  the  fact, 
tliat  the  family  have  always  used  the  armorial  bear- 
ings of  Duncan,  with  the  addition  only  of  three 
buckles  on  the  chevron. 


in  the  44th  Regiment,  and  as  Lieutenant 
Colonel  Commandant  of  the  Royal  Garri- 
son Battalion,  which  latter  commission  he 
held  until  the  reduction  of  the  regiment  in 
1783.  During  a  period  of  the  ensuing 
peace  he  was  Aide-de-camp  to  the  Earl  of 
Granard,  Commander-in-chief  in  Ireland. 
"  General  Donkin,"  says  a  writer  in  the 
Gentleman's  Magazine,  "  passed  a  long  life 
of  the  most  unsullied  honor  and  with  the 
greatest  respectability,  without  sickness,  and 
apparently  without  uneasiness  of  any  sort ; 
and  although  he  had  served  in  a  great 
variety  of  climates,  and  had  been  engaged 
in  nine  actions,  and  present  at  seven  sieges,^ 
he  was  never  absent  from  his  duty  either  from 
illness  or  wounds."  This  gallant  soldier 
espoused  Mary,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Emanuel  Collins,  of  the  ancient  and  res- 
pectable Somersetshire  family  of  that  name,, 
by  whom  he  left  at  his  demise,  an  only 
surviving  child,  the  present  Lieutenant  Ge- 
neral Sir  Rufane  Shawe  Donkin,  K.C.B. 
M.P.  &c. 

Mottoes — Tu  meliora  spera ;  and  above 
the  crest.  Bona  spes. 

Estate — Lower  Caversham,  Oxfordshire. 

Town  Residence— Fark  Street,  Grosvenoit 
Square. 

Seat — Lower  Caversham. 


70 


PEMBERTON,  OF  BARNES. 


F  EMBERTON,  RICHARD,  esq.  of  Barnes,  in  the  county-palatine  of  Durham, 

b.  14th  January,  1746,  m.  4th  August,  1774,  Elizabeth, 
only  child  of  Ralph  Jackson,  esq.  of  Sunderland,  and  has 
had  issue, 

I.  John,  barrister  at  law,  formerly  of  York,  and  now 
of  Sherburn  Hall,  in  Durham,  a  justice  of  the  peace 
for  that  shire,  b.  at  Monkwearmouth,  14th  March, 
1779,  m.  at  Bride's  Kirk,  in  Cumberland,  3rd  July, 
1810,  Mary,  daughter  of  William  Browne,  esq.  of 
Talantire  Hall,  in  Cumberland. 

II.  Ralph-Stephen,  h.  26t,h  June,  1780,  served  the  office 
of  high-sheriff  for  the  county  of  Carmarthen  in  1820, 
m.  20th  June,  in  the  same  year,  Anne-Mary,  daughter 
and  sole  heir  of  Thomas  Rippon,  esq.  of  Low  Mill,  in 
the  county  of  Durham,  and  niece  of  the  Honorable 
Richard  Hetherington,  president  of  Tortola  and  the 
Virgin  Islands. 

III.  Richard, 6. 4th  April,  1782,  m.  at  St.  Pancras  church, 
Woburn-place,  London,  4th  November,  1830,  Ellen, 
daughter  of  Captain  Robert  Jump,  R.  N.  and  has 
issue, 

Richard- Laurence,  h.  12th  October,  1831. 
IV.  Thomas,  h.  at  Barnes,  3rd  March,  1785,  purchased  Bainbridge  Holme  from  his 
cousin,  George  Pemberton,  esq.  in  1832,  m.  at  Boldon  21st  September,  1830, 
Elizabeth-Orde,  daughter  of  John  Dutton,  esq.  of  Newcastle-upon-Tyne,  and 
Calow  Oaks,  in  the  county  of  Derby,  a  captain  in  the  army.  Mr.  Thomas  Pem- 
berton is  a  deputy-lieutenant  for  the  county  of  Durham. 

V.  Penelope,  6.  2Gth  June,  1775,  </.  unmarried  18th  May,  1821. 

VI.  Eleanor,  b.  25th  July,  1777,  d.  unmarried  11th  October,  1826. 
VII.  Elizabeth,  b.  17th  October,  1783,  d.  12th  January,  1784. 

VIII.  Elizabeth,  m.  22nd  September,  1814,  to  Thomas  Thompson,  esq.  of  Bishop 
Wearmouth,  and  had  issue, 

1.  Pemberton- Wharton  Thompson,  b.  5th  August,  1817,  d.  1st  June,  1824. 

2.  Thomas-Charles  Thompson,  b.  28th  February,  1821. 

3.  Elizabeth-Margaret  Thompson,  died  in  infancy. 

4.  Penelope-Eleanor  Thompson,  b.  2nd  April,  1819. 

5.  Elizabeth-Laurence  Thompson,  b.  4th  April,  1823. 

6.  Eleanor-Margaret  Thompson,  b.  28th  August,  1826. 

IX.  Margaret,  m.  12th  July,  1828,  to  John  Austin,  brigadier-general  in  the  army  of 
Portugal,  K..C.  T.  S.  and  has  a  daughter, 

Penelope-Frances-Elizabeth  Austin,  b,  4th  October,  1829. 

Hmeage. 

John  Pemberton,  of  Stanhope,  living  in 
1400,  was  great-great  grandfather  of 

John  Pember  fon,  who  m.  Alice,  sister  of 
Alexander  Featherstonhalgh,  esq.  of  Stan- 
hope Hall,  and  had  a  son, 

Richard  Pemberton,  who  wedded  Alice, 
daughter  and  co-heiress  of  John  Hind- 
marsh,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Michael,  his  heir. 

II.  Robert,  of  Eshe,  who  was  buried 
there,  16th  April,  1620.    He  left,  by 


his  wife,  Elizabeth,  who  d.  in  1588-9, 
a  son, 

Michael,  of  Brandon  Hall,  in  1622, 
and  of  Scout's  Hall,  in  1625,  m. 
at  Eshe,  18th  January,  1611-12, 
Mary  Booth,  and  had 

Michael,   buried   12th  May, 
1619. 

Anne,  baptized  at  Brancepeth, 
1618. 


PEMBERTON,  OF  BARNES. 


71 


Mary,  baptized  31st  Decem- 
ber, 1621. 

III.  Ursula,  m.  at  Eshe,23rd  July,  1577, 
to  John  Crook,  of  Woolsingham. 

IV.  Anne,  m.  at  Eshe,  18th  November, 
1578,  to  Michael  Eyre. 

V.  Isabel,  living  in  1559. 
The  eldest  son, 

Michael  Pemberton,  esq.  purchased  the 
manor  or  lordship  of  Aislaby,  in  1595.  He 
m.  Margaret,  daughter  of  Ralph  Watson, 
of  Tudhoe,  by  whom,  who  was  buried  27th 
January,  1634,  he  had  issue, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

II.  Ralph,  of  Egglescliffe,  afterwards  of 
Durham,  baptized  6th  July,  1602,  m. 
9th  November,  1637,  Jane,  daughter 
of —  Theobalds,  esq.  and  dying  in 
1681,  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Ralph,  of  Durham,  who  m.  in 
February,  1670-1,  Anne  Garnett, 
and  had  issue, 

Ralph,  of  Egglescliffe  and  of 
Sadbergc,  baptized  9th  Jan. 
1671-2,  m.  26th  January, 
1697,  Mary  Garth,  and  left 
issue, 

Michael,  baptized  Sth'Feb- 

ruary,  1709. 
Barbara, 
m.  Michael,  d.  young,  1599. 

IV.  Richard,  baptized  17th  October, 
1604,  lived  near  Grantham,  in  Lin- 
colnshire. 

V.  Margaret,  d.  1596. 

VI.  Florence,  d.  1654. 

VII.  Mary,  m.  30th  October,  1610,  to 
Anthony  Garnett,  gentleman,  of  Eg- 
glescliffe, and  had  a  son,  John  Gar- 
nett, esq.  of  Egglescliffe,  captain  of 
horse,  in  the  regiment  of  Colonel 
George  Heron,  and  in  the  service  of 
Charles  I. ;  he  m.  Alice,  daughter  of 
Christopher  Place,  esq.  of  Dinsdale, 
and  relict  of  Michael  Pemberton, 
esq.  of  Aislaby. 

The  eldest  son  and  heir, 

John  Pemberton,  esq.  of  Aislaby,  had 
livery  of  his  lands,  5th  October,  1626.  He 
m.  at  Grindon,  8th  June,  1612,  Isabel,  dau. 
of  Henry  Gi-fey,  esq.  of  Newminster  Abbey, 
fourth  son  of  Sir  Ralph  Grey,  knt.  of  Chil- 
lingham,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Michael,  his  heir,  of  Aislaby.* 


*  This  Michael  Pemberton,  of  Aislaby,  a  ma- 
jor in  the  service  of  King  Charles  I.  b.  in  1615, 
m.  Alice,  daughter  of  Christopher  Place,  esq.  of 
Dinsdale,  great-great  grandson  of  Rowland  Place, 
esq.  by  Anne,  his  wife,  daughter  of  Sir  Edward 
RadclilFe,  knt.  of  Cartington,  warden  of  the  East 
Marches.  By  this  lady  (who  wedded,  secondly. 
Captain  John  Garnett)  he  had  issue, 

I.  Michael,  of  Aislaby,  b.  in  1644,  and  some- 
time of  Northallerton,  where  he  died,  and 


II.  John,  a  captain  in  the  service  of 
Kinff  Charles  I.,  designated  of 
Hilton. 

III.  Henry,  baptized  20th  April,  1620, 
a  captain  in  the  royal  army,  and  slain 
in  the  service. 

IV.  Mary,  m.  to  Ralph  Hurst,  of  Ashe, 
in  Yorkshire. 

V.  Jane,  m.  to  William  Theobalds,  of 
Egglescliffe. 

VI.  Anne,  m.  to  Robert  Thorpe,  of 
Yarm. 


where  he  was  buried,  6th  February,  1685-6. 
He  m.  Anne,  daughter  of  George  Metcalfe, 
esq.  of  Thornborough,  Yorkshire,  by  whom 
he  left  at  his  decease,  with  two  daughters, 
Alice,  m.  to  —  Patinson,  of  Norton,  and 
Mary,  m.  to  James  Meeke,  of  Northallerton, 
an  only  son  and  successor, 

John,  of  Blackwell,  who  sold  Aislaby, 
circ.  1720.  He  m.  in  1697,  Mary,  dau. 
of  Christopher  Place,  esq.  of  Darling- 
ton, and  d.  in  1729,  having  had  one 
son  and  three  daughters,  who  all  died 
unmarried. 

n.  John,  sheriff  of  York,  in  1684,  who  m. 
first,  in  1678,  Sarah,  daughter  of  George 
Prescot,  of  Darlington,  and  died  at  Ko- 
ningsburg,  leaving  an  only  child, 

William,  who  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
John  Killing-hall,  esq.  of  Middleton  St, 
George,  Durham,  and  dying  in  17S0, 
left  issue, 

1.  William,  b.  8th  January,  1718, 
a  surgeon  at  Plymouth,  who  m. 
Miss  Woodman,  of  that  town, 
and  had  a  son  and  successor, 

William  Pemberton,  esq.  ta 
whom  his  cousin,  John  Kil- 
linghall,  devised,^  in  1762, 
the  manor  of  Middleton  St. 
George,  which  was  possessed 
by  the  Killinghalls  prior  to 
1417.  He  TO.  Miss  Wini- 
fred Cock,  of  Plymouth,  and 
left  an  only  son, 

William  Pemberton,  esq. 
of  Middleton  St.  George, 
who  died  unmarried, 
11th  March,  1801,  aged 
twenty-eight,  and  was 
buried  at  Middleton 
Saint  George,  where  a 
monument  is  erected  to 
his  memory.  He  de- 
vised his  estates  to  his 
maternal  aunts,  to  the 
prejudice  of  his  heir- 
at-law,  George  Allan, 
esq.  M. P.  of  Blackwell 
Grange,  who  instituted 
proceedings  in  order  to 
set  the  will  aside,  but 
failed  in  the  attempt. 

2.  Sarah,  wife  of  George  Pinkney, 
d.  s.  }). 


72  PEMBERTON, 

John  Pemberton,  of  Hilton,  presumed  to 
be  second  son  of  John  Pemberton  and  Isabel 
Grey,  was  agent  or  steward  to  the  family  of 
Hilton,  of  Hilton  Castle,  and  was  named  a 
trustee  in  the  will  of  John  Hilton,  esq.  2-2nd 
July,  1668,  wherein  he  is  designated  as  his 

true  friend."  There  is  strong  presump- 
tive evidence*  to  conclude  that  this  gentle- 


3.  Mary,  d.  unmarried,  1750. 

i.  Elizabeth,  m.  18th  November, 
1733,  to  James  Allan,  esq.  of 
Darlington  and  Blackwell 
Grange.  1  he  great  grandson  of 
this  marriage,  William  Allan, 
esq.  of  Blackwell  Grange,  is  now 
the  representative  of  the  blood  of 
Pemberton  and  Killinghall,  (see 
vol.  i.  p.  39). 

5.  Anne,  d.  unmarried. 

6.  Catherine,  b.  in  1714,  m.  to 
Robert  Brown,  of  London,  mer- 
chant, and  d.  s.  p. 

7.  Margaret,  d.  unmarried,  in  1745. 
John  Pemberton,  sheriff  of  York,  in  1684, 
wedded,  secondly,  18th  December,  1683, 
Mary,  daughter  of  Robert  Dods worth,  esq. 
of  Barton,  in  Yorkshire,  and  widow  of 
John  Killinghall,  esq.  of  Middleton  St. 
George,  and  had  other  issue, 

John,  b.  at  York,  1 0th  September,  1684, 
an  officer  on  the  Irish  Establishment, 
a.  unmarried,  in  1769,  and  was  buried 
at  Middleton  St.  George,  aged  eighty- 
five. 

Thomas,  b.  10th  April,  1686,  a  navy 
surgeon,  who  d.  unmarried,  and  was 
buried  in  St.  John's  Church,  Wapping. 
Francis,  of  Newcastle-upon-Tyne,  b.  in 
1687,  m.  first,  Jane,  daughter  of  John 
Rand,  of  Newcastle,  who  d.  s.  p.,  and 
secondly,  Mary,  daughter  of  Samuel 
Hancock,  gent,  and  relict  of  the  Rer« 
William  Hall,  curate  of  All  Saints,  by 
whom  he  left  three  daughters,  Eliza- 
beth, m.  to  the  Rev.  William  Hall, 
Jane,  m.  to  Mr.  Barnard,  and  the  third 
to  —  Waune,  of  Darlington. 
Elizabeth,  d.  unmarried,  aged  eighteen. 
•  Though  there  is  no  known  written  evidence 
or  record,  proving  the  Bainbridge  Holme  and 
Barnes  families,  as  being  descended  from  the 
family  of  Stanhope  and  Aislaby,  yet  there  is  strong 
presumptive  evidence  of  such  being  the  fact ;  first, 
there  is  no  trace  of  there  having  been  anciently  in 
the  County  Palatine,  more  than  one  family  of  the 
name  of  Pemberton,  that  of  Stanhope  and  Ais- 
laby.   Secondly,  there  is  no  reason  whatever  to 
suppose  or  imagine  that  the  families  of  Bainbridge 
Holme  and  Barnes  had  their  origin  out  of  the 
County  Palatine ;  hence,  it  would  follow,  that 
they  are  branches  of  the  original  family  of  Stan- 
hope and  Aislaby,  and  such  they  have  always  been 
considered  ;  and  thirdly,  the  arms  of  the  Bain- 
bridge Holme,  Barnes,  Stanhope,  and  Aislaby  fami- 
lies, are  the  same,  and  different  from  all  the  other 
Pembertons  in  England,  being  ar.  a  chev.  ermines 
between  three  griffins'  heads,  couped  sa.  with  which 
the  Bainbridge  Holme  and  Barnes  families  quarter 


OF  BARNES. 

man  was  Captain  John  Pemberton,  above 
named,  the  younger  brother  of  Major  Pem- 
berton, son  of  John  Pemberton,  esq.  of 
Aislaby,  and  Isabel  Grey,  who,  with  another 
son,  Captain  Henry  Pemberton,  were  all 
actively  engaged  in  the  royal  cause,  (see 
pedigree  of  the  Aislaby  family,  Surtees' 
Durham,  vol.  iii.  p.  105,  also  a  note  to  the 


the  arms  of  Hindmarsh,  viz.  gules,  in  a  irtarsh,  a 
hind,  lodged  ppr.  as  descendants  of  Richard  Pem- 
berton, of  Stanhope,  and  Alice  Hindmarsh,  the 
sixth  generation  in  the  genealogy.  All  which 
proves  (as  far  as  evidence,  short  of  written  testi- 
mony, can  prove)  that  the  Bainbridge  Holme  and 
Barnes  families  are  descended  from  the  ancient 
family  of  Stanhope,  and  afterwards  of  Aislaby  ; 
and  there  is  every  reason  to  suppose  that  John 
Pemberton,  of  Hilton,  to  whom  the  former  family 
trace  their  ascendency,  as  shown  above,  was  the 
connecting  link  between  the  families;  being  John, 
son  of  John,  of  Aislaby,  and  Isabel  Grey,  and  a 
captain  in  the  service  of  Charles  1.  (See  Surtees, 
vol.  iii.  p.  205.)  According  to  Surtees,  John, 
the  son  of  John,  of  Aislaby,  and  Isabel  Grey,  was 
baptized  22nd  November,  1618,  (see  the  volume 
and  page  before  cited) ;  and  the  same  author,  in 
vol.  ii.  p.  35,  mentions  Mr.  John  Pemberton,  of 
Hilton,  as  legatee  in  the  will,  dated  22nd  July, 
1668,  of  John  Hilton,  esq.  of  Hilton,  in  which  be 
is  bequeathed  a  legacy  of  £100.  and  the  testator 
recommends  to  his  executors  to  consult  him,  and 
be  guided  by  him,  he  being  his  "  true  friend." 
This  John  Pemberton,  of  Hilton,  is  known  to  be 
the  ancestor  of  the  families  of  Bainbridge  Holme 
and  Barnes,  and  it  is  very  probable  that  he,  and 
John,  the  son  of  John  of  Aislaby,  and  Isabel 
Grey,  were  one  and  the  same  person  ;  for  it  is  to 
be  borne  in  mind,  that  this  John  Hilton,  whose 
will  is  above  referred  to,  was  a  captain  in  the 
service  of  Charles  I.,  in  which  service  his  father, 
John  Hilton,  was  a  colonel  (see  Surtees,  vol.  ii. 
p.  27)  and  that  John  Pemberton,  son  of  John 
of  Aislaby,  and  Isabel  Grey,  was  also  a  captain  in 
the  same  service,  and  most  likely  in  the  same 
regiment ;  for  at  that  time  there  was  no  standing 
army,  and  tho  regiments  raised  for  the  royal  cause 
were  generally  county  or  provincial  corps,  and 
officered  by  the  gentlemen  of  the  respective  dis- 
tricts. Colonel  Hinton,  before  mentioned,  com- 
manded one  of  these  corps  ;  and  it  is  presumable, 
that  his  son,  John,  and  John  Pemberton,  repre- 
sented in  these  respective  pedigrees,  as  captains 
in  the  service  of  Charles  I.  held  their  commis- 
sions in  that  very  corps.  There  are  no  bonds ; 
more  likely  to  unite  men  in  strict  friendship  than 
the  same  creed  in  politics,  and  military  service 
performed  under  the  same  standard,  and  in  the 
same  cause.  It  is  very  probable,  that  the  friend- 
ship to  which  Mr.  Hilton  adverts  in  his  will, 
before  cited,  originated  amidst  the  din  of  arms ; 
and  that,  at  the  conclusion  of  the  civil  wars,  Mr, 
Hilton  retired  to  his  castle  and  paternal  domains, 
accompanied  by  his  friend  and  comrade,  whom  he 
appointed  his  stewaid  or  agent,  for  such  it  ap- 
pears, the  John  Pemberton  named  in  his  will  was, 
and  which  John  Pemberton,  was  the  progenitor  of 
the  Bainbridge  Holme  anil  Barnes  families. 

It  is  not  at  all  unlikeh  that  such  an  arrange- 


4- 


PEMBERTON, 

\  pedigree  of  the  BainhriHge  Holme,  and 
Barnes  family,  vol.  i.  p.  2:<7).  lie  m.  first, 
Jane,  da«ig;liter  of  —  Robinson,  of  Stone 
Cellar  Farm,  at  Usworth,  parish  of  Wash- 
ington, and  had  issue, 

I.  John,  h.  at  Hilton,  1668. 

I I .  Robert,  who  served  in  Queen  Anne's 
navy.  He  m.  Sarah  Page,  of  Shields, 
and  had  a  son, 

Richard,  who  purchased  Boldon, 
in  1753,  m.  Sarah,  daughter  of 
John  Baxter,  of  Shields,  by 
whom  (who  d.  in  1800)  he  left  at 
his  decease,  in  1773,  a  son  and 
successor, 

Robert,  of  Boldon,  h.  in  1787, 
m.  Miss  Jane  Dixon,  and  d. 
12th  June,  1819,  leaving 
Margaret. 

Jane,  m.  to  Henry  Dalton 

Jackson,  e.sq. 
Mary-Anne. 
Isabel. 

Alicia,  d.  unmarried,  at 
Cheltenham,  in  1831. 

III.  Mary,  named  in  the  will  of  John 
Hilton,  esq.  as    his  godchild." 

John  Pemberton  espoused,  secondly,  in 
June,  1671,  Bridget,  daughter  of  Adam 
Shipperdson,  esq.  of  Bainbridge  Holme, 
and  sister  and  co-heiress  of  Robert  Ship- 
perdson, esq.  by  whom  he  had 

I.  Michael,  of  Bainbridge  Holme,  de- 
visee of  his  uncle,  Robert  Shipperd- 
son, in  1704,  m.  Miss  Anne  Holmes, 
of  Darlington,  and  had  issue, 
Michael,  ) 
John,       I  d.  s.  p. 
Richard,  ^ 

Mary,  m.  13th  July,  1732,  to  Wil- 
liam Wilkinson,  esq.  of  High 
Buston,  Northumberland. 

Anne,  m.  to  John  Walker,  esq.  of 
Scruton,  in  Yorkshire. 


ment  should  have  taken  place  between  these  in- 
dividuals, the  one  being  proprietor  of  vast  estates, 
and  the  other  a  younger  son,  perhaps,  without  any 
provision  ;  and  there  is,  hence,  every  reasonable 
ground  to  conclude,  that  the  John  Pemberton 
named  in  the  will  of  the  said  John  Hilton,  and 
who  is  known  to  be  the  ancestor  of  the  Bain- 
bridge Holme  and  Barnes  families,  was  John,  son 
of  John  of  Aislaby,  and  Isabel  Grey ;  a  conclu- 
sion rendered  stronger  by  comparing  the  date  of 
the  latter's  baptism  with  that  of  Mr.  Hilton's  will, 
which  would  make  Mr.  Pemberton's  age,  at  the 
time  Mr.  Hilton  made  his  will,  exactly  fifty  years. 
There  is  no  doubt  but  the  John  Pemberton  buried 
at  Monkwearmouth  (see  Surtees,  vol.  i.  p.  237) 
was  the  before  mentioned  John,  of  Hilton,  but  the 
registers  of  the  parish  of  Monkwearmouth  having 
been  destroyed  by  fire,  all  parochial  information 
eonceming  the  family  has  been  lost. 


OF  BARNES.  73 

Bridget,  m.  to  Michael  Coulter, 
esq.  of  Lesbury,  Northumber- 
land. 

Elizabeth,  m.  to  Richard  Carr, 
esq.  of  West  Ditchburn,  North- 
umberland. 

II.  Adam,  of  Sunderland,  d.  1699. 

III.  Shipperdson,  b.  in  1720. 

The  eldest  son  of  John  Pemberton  and 
Jane  Robinson, 

John  Pemberton,  esq.  b.  at  Hilton,  in 
February,  1668,  espoused  Miss  Dorothy 
Stote,  and  had  issue, 
John,  his  heir. 

Michael,  of  South  Moor  House,  d.  s.  p 
in  1750,  aged  thirty-seven. 

Richard,  b.  in  1714,  m.  at  Yarm,  20th 
August,  1752,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Miles  Croft,  esq.  of  Bishop  Wear- 
mouth,  and  had  issue  one  son  and  a 
daughter,  both  d.  young. 

Thomas,  ^ 

Adam,      j.  who  all  d.  s.  p. 
Robert,  J 

Jane,  m.  to  John  Ushaw,  of  Monk- 
wearmouth. 
Mr.  Pemberton  d.  at  South  Moor  House,  in 
1746,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

John  Pemberton,  esq.  of  Bainbridge 
Holme,  b.  5th  November,  1704,  who  wedded 
11th  December,  1740,  Penelope,  daughter 
of  the  Rev.  John  Laurence,  rector  of  Bishop 
Wearmouth,  and  by  her  (who  d.  in  1767) 
lie  had  issue, 

I.  John,  b,  in  1741,  d.  unmarried  1776. 

II.  Stephen,  of  Bainbridge  Holme,  a 
justice  of  the  peace  for  the  county  of 
Durham,  sometime  fellow  of  Oriel 
College,  Oxford,  b.  in  1743-4,  and  d. 
in  1831.  He  m.  2nd  May,  1782, 
Isabella,  daughter  of  George  Ander- 
son, esq.  of  Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 
by  whom  (who  d.  in  1800)  he  had 
issue, 

1.  George,  of  Bainbridge  Holme, 
F.R.S.,  b.  15th  May,  1784,  m. 
Jane,  dau.  of  Thomas  Hunter, 
esq.  of  Beoley  Hall,  Worcester- 
shire, and  has  issue,  George- 
Thomas,  b.  in  1820,  Stephen- 
John,  Georgiana  -  Jane,  and 
Anne-Penelope. 

2.  Penelope,  m.  8th  June,  1809,  to 
Richard  Clay,  esq.  of  Hill  House, 
Derbyshire,  a  captain  in  the 
Hertfordshire  militia,  and  d.  in 
1813,  leaving  an  only  surviving 
child,  Frederick-Lord  Clay,  esq. 

3.  Annabella,  m.  9th  January, 
1815,  to  Thomas  Wilkinson,  esq. 
of  Scots  House  and  Bishop  Wear- 
mouth,  and  has  issue. 

4.  Mary-Anne,  m.  in  1817,  to  Jo- 
seph-Henry -Hendon  Holmes, 


74  PAUNCEFORT-DUNCOMB I 

esq.  F.S.A.  judge  advocate  to 
the  forces  of  Demerara  and  Es- 
sequibo,  by  whom  (who  d.  in 
1831)  he  has  issue. 
5.  Elizabeth. 

III.  Richard,  now  of  Barnes. 

IV.  Penelope,  d.  young. 

Arms — Arg.  a  chev.  ermines,  between 


OF  GREAT  BRICKHILL. 

tliree  griffins'  heads,  couped  sa.  bearing  the 
ensigns  of  Jackson,  on  an  escutcheon  of 
pretence. 

Crest — A  griffin's  head  couped  sa. 

Motto — Lahore  et  honore. 

Estates — In  the  counties  of  Durham,  Car- 
marthen, and  Pembroke. 

Seat — Barnes,  near  Sunderland. 


PAUNCEFORT-DUNCOMBE,  OF  GREAT  BRICKHILL. 


DUNCOMBE-PAUNCEFORT,  PHILIP-DUNCOMBE,  esq.  of  Great  Brickhill 

Manor,  in  the  county  of  Buckingham,  and  of  Witham  on 
the  Hill,  in  Lincolnshire,  h.  16th  July,  1784,  m.  5th  Ja- 
nuary, 1813,  the  Lady  Alicia  Lambart,  daughter  of 
Richard,  present  Earl  of  Cavan,  by  whom  (who  d.  3rd 
April,  1818)  he  had  issue, 

Philip-Duncombe,  h.  8th  January,  1818. 
Honora-Henrietta. 
Henrietta-Philippa,  d.  in  July,  1828. 
Alicia,  d.  2nd  April,  1817. 

Mr.  Buncombe  wedded,  secondly,  21st  August,  1823, 
Sophia-Frances,  youngest  daughter  of  the  late  Sir  William 
Foulis,  bart.  of  Ingleby  Manor,  in  the  county  of  York,  and 
has  had, 

Mary-Venetia,  h.  31st  August,  1824,  d.  2nd  August, 
1832. 

Sophia,  h.  14th  October,  1826. 

Mr.  Duncombe  sei-ved  the  office  of  sheriff  for  the  county  of  Buckingham  in  1824,  and 
is  a  deputy-lieutenant,  and  magistrate  for  that  shire. 


IS 

•St? 

The  family  of  Duncombe,  which  is  of 
great  antiquity  in  Buckinghamshire,  became 
possessed  of  the  manor  and  estate  of  Much 
Brickhill  in  1527. 

In  the  College  of  Arms  the  pedigree  be- 
gins with 

William  Di  ncombe,  of  Much  Brickhill, 
in  the  county  of  Buckingham. 

Thomas  Duncombe,  esq.  of  Much  Brick- 
hill, married  Isabel,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Saunders,  esq.  of  Agmondisham,  in  Buck- 
inghamshire, and  had  issue, 
John,  his  successor. 
Francis,  of  Broughton,  in  the  county  of 

Bucks. 
William. 

He  died  in  1595,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest 
son, 

John  Duncombe,  esq.  of  Much  Brickhill 


Manor,  who  wedded  in  1583  Cicely,  daugh- 
ter of  Edmund  Conquest,  esq.  of  Houghton 
Conquest,  in  the  county  of  Bedford,  and 
died  in  1630,  leaving  five  sons  and  two 
daughters,  viz.  John,  his  heir,  William, 
Francis,  Bennet,  George,  Katharine,  and 
Dorothea.    He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

John  Duncombe,  esq.  of  Much  Brickhill 
Manor.  This  gentleman  left  at  his  decease 
in  1695,  two  daughters,  Lucie  and  Joanna, 
with  his  successor, 

John  Duncombe,  esq.  of  Much  Brickhill 

Manor,  who  w.  Susanna   ,  and  had  a 

son,  John,  with  three  daughters,  Katharine, 
Phillis,  and  Mary.  He  d,  in  1685,  and  was 
s.  by  his  son, 

John  Duncombe,  esq.  of  Much  Brickhill 
Manor,  who  died  in  1687  without  issue, 
when  the  Brickhill  estate  descended  in  the 


PAUNCEFORT-DUNCOMBE,  OF  GREAT  BRICKIIILL. 


15 


female,  line  to  the  I'atiiilies  of  Bartd  a  and  of 
Pauncefok T,  of  the  Palace  Witham  on  the 
Hill,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  a  branch  of 
the  Paunceforts,  of  Hasfield,  in  Gloucester- 
shire. 

In  the  nth  of  King  John,  Geoffrey  de 
Pauncefute,  steward  of  the  household  to 
that  monarch,  espoused  Sybilla,  daughter 
of  William  de  Cantelupe.  In  the  33rd  of 
the  subsequent  reign,  Richard  Pauncefort 
had  a  grant  of  the  manor  of  Hasfield,  and, 
according  to  Camden,  "  built  a  fair  house  at 
this  Hasfield,  called  Pauncefort  Court,  and 
his  ancestors  were  possessed  of  fair  lands 
there  in  the  Conqueror's  time/'  By  his 
wife,  Isabel,  he  had  a  son. 

Sir  Grimbald  Pauncefort,  who  espoused 
Sybilla,  daughter  and  heiress  of  the  lord  of 
the  manor  of  Crickhowell,  in  the  county  of 
Brecon,  and  was  s.  by  his  elder  son, 

Sir  Grimbald  Pauncefort,  knt.  who 
died  without  issue,  and  was  s.  by  his  bro- 
ther. 

Sir  Emerick  Pauncefort,  knt.  possessor 
of  the  manors  of  Hasfield  and  Crickhowell. 
He  died  6th  Edward  III.  leaving  (with  a 
daughter  m.  14th  Edward  II.  to  Sir  John 
Hubard,  knt.)  three  sons, 

Grimbald,)  .     ,  . 

Hugo        S  ^^^^^^^^^^  heirs. 

Walter,  of  Compton  Pauncefort,  who 
m.  5th  Edward  III.  Thomasine, 
daughter  of  John  Baumfilde,  esq.  of 
Poltimore,  in  the  county  of  Devon, 
and  had  issue,  and  one  of  his  daugh- 
ters, Margaret,  m.  30th  Edward  III. 
Sir  William  Baumfilde,  knt.  of  Pol- 
timore, and  had  one  son  and  two 
daughters. 
The  eldest  son  and  heir, 

Sir  Grimbald  Pauncefort,  knt.  wedded 
Ellen,  daughter  of  Sir  Alan  de  Cherleton, 
knt.  but  dying,  49th  Edward  III.  s.  p.  was 
s.  by  his  brother. 

Sir  Hugo  Pauncefort,  knt.  of  Hasfield, 
Crickhowell,  and  Cowarne,  who  died  2nd 
Richard  II.  leaving  by  Katharine,  his  wife, 
a  daughter,  Katharine,  and  a  son,  his  suc- 
cessor. 

Sir  John  Pauncefort,  knt.  who  served 
the  office  of  sheriff  for  Gloucestershire  1st 
Henry  VI.  and  for  Herefordshire  in  the 
16th  of  the  same  reign.  He  m.  first,  3rd 
Henry  V.  Margaret,  daughter  of  Sir  John 
Beauchamp,  knt.  of  Holt,  in  Norfolk ;  and 
secondly,  Alicia,  daughter  of  Sir  Andrew 
Herle,  knt.  and  had  issue, 

Hugh,      )  .  .  . 

Thomas    S  ^^^^^^^^^^  proprietors. 

Margaret,  m.  to  William  Tracy,  esq.  of 
Toddington,  in  Gloucestershire. 
Sir  John  Pauncefort  was  s.  at  his  decease 
by  his  elder  son, 

Hugh  Pauncefort,  esq.  at  whose  demise 
without  issue  tiie  estates  and  representation 
of  the  family  devolved  upon  his  brother, 


Sir  Thomas  Pauncefort,  knt.  who 
espoused,  first,  Agatha,  daughter  of  Sir 
Henry  Owgan,  knt  and  had  a  son,  Henry, 
his  heir.  He  m.  secondly,  Margaret,  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  Thomas  Swinford,  knt.  of  Kettle- 
thorpe,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  and  had 
two  daughters,  viz. 

Anne,  m.  to  Arthur  Kemeys,  esq. 

Jane,  m.  to  George  Beaumont,  esq.  of 
Stoughton,  in  Leicestershire. 
Sir  Thomas  wedded,  thirdly,  Eleanor,  dau. 
of  Thomas  Bruges,  esq.  of  Coberley,  M.P. 
for  Gloucestershire  in  1459,  and  for  Here- 
fordshire in  1472,  ancestor  of  the  Chandos 
family,  and  had  two  sons  and  a  daughter, 
viz.  Thomas,  Giles,  and  Anne.  Sir  Thomas 
was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  eldest  son, 

Henry  Pauncefort,  esq.  of  Hasfield, 
&c.  who  m.  Katharine,  daughter  of  Sir  Wil- 
liam Guise,  K.B.  and  had  two  sons,  by  the 
elder  of  whom, 

John  Pauncefort,  esq.  of  Hasfield,  he 
was  succeeded.  This  gentleman  m.  first, 
Agnes,  daughter  of  Sir  John  St.  Low,  knt. 
and  secondly,  Bridget,  daughter  and  co- 
heiress of  Sir  Robert  Tate,  knt.  and  had  issue, 

Richard,  his  heir. 

John. 

Eleanor,  m.  to  Bartholomew  Tate.  esq. 
of  Delapre,  in  the  county  of  North- 
ampton. 

John  Pauncefort  was  s.  at  his  decease  by 
his  son, 

Richard  Pauncefort,  esq.  of  Hasfield, 
who  m.  Dorothea,  daughter  of  John  Ash- 
field,  esq.  of  Heythorpe,  in  Oxfordshire, 
and  dying  30th  Elizabeth,  was  by  his  son, 
John  Pauncefort,  esq.  of  Hasfield,  who 
m.  Dorothea,  fifth  daughter  of  Lord  Wind- 
sor, of  Bradenham,  and  had  a  son, 

Richard  Pauncefort,  esq.  who  sold  all 
his  estates  at  Hasfield,  in  Gloucestershire, 
at  Bentley  and  Compton  Pauncefort.  in 
Worcestershire,  and  at  Cowern,  in  Hereford- 
shire. He  espoused  Anne,  daughter  of  Ed- 
mund Rudion,  and  had,  inter-  alios,  a  son, 

Walter  Pauncefort,  esq.  of  Witham, 
in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  who  wedded  Anne, 
daughter  of  John  Yelverton,  esq.  of  Nor- 
folk, and  had  issue, 

Grimbald,  his  heir. 
Henry,  who  m.  Anne,  daughter  of  Ed- 
ward Henwick,  esq.  of  the  county  of 
Worcester. 
Robert,  who  m.  Sarah,  daughter  of 
John  Nicliolets,  esq.  of  the  county  of 
Hereford,  and  had  a  son,  Grimbald, 
who  m.  Gulielma,  daughter  of  Colonel 
Bridges. 

Rachel,  m.  to  Thomas,  Earl  of  Kin- 
cardine. 

Walter  Pauncefort  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Grimbald  Pauncefort,  esq.  receiver  for 
the  Duchy  of  Lancaster,  who  m.  Anne, 
daughter  of  Sir  Paul  Tracy,  bart.  of  Stan- 
way  in  Gloucestershire,  and  had,  with  two 


76 


ROBERTSON,  OF  KINDEACE. 


other  sons,  Grimbald  and  Samuel,  who  both 
died  unmarried,  a  successor, 

Tracy  Pauncefort,  esq.  of  Witham, 
who  m.  Anne,  daughter  of  George  Billings- 
ley,  esq.  of  Middlesex,  and  had  two  sons, 
Tracy,  his  heir,  and  Edward,  who  m.  Re- 
becca, daughter  of  Samuel  Moyer,  esq. 
The  elder, 

Tracy  Pauncefort,  esq.  of  Witham,  es- 
poused Jane,  daughter  of  John  Partherick, 
esq.  of  Lincolnshire,  and  had  a  son  and 
successor, 

Tracy  Pauncefort,  esq.  of  Witham. 
This  gentleman  marrying  Anne,  sister  of 
Lord  Whitworth,  had,  with  another  son  and 
daughter,  who  both  died  unm.  a  successor, 

Edward  Pauncefort,  esq.  of  Witham, 
who  m.  in  1737,  Mary,  only  daughter  and 
heiress  of  William  Dodd,  esq.  of  the  county 
of  Berks,  and  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his 
only  surviving  son, 

George  Pauncefort,  esq.  of  Witham, 
who  m.  in  1769,  Henrietta,  daughter  of 
James  Digby,  esq.  of  Red  Hall,  in  the 
parish  of  Bourn,  Lincolnshire,  by  which 
lady  (who  inherited  at  the  decease  of  her 
brother,  James,  the  Red  Hall,  and  other 
estates)  he  had  issue, 

George-Edward,  who  d.  in  infancy. 
Henry-Tracy,  who  d.  in  1788. 
Philip-Duncombe,   the   present  pro- 
prietor. 

Henrietta-Cecil,  who  d.  unm.  in  1793. 


Mr.  Pauncefort  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his 
only  surviving  son,  Philip-Duncombe,  who 
upon  inheriting  likewise  the  Brickhill  es- 
tates, assumed  the  additional  surname  and 
arms  of  Duncombe,  and  is  the  present 
Philip-Duncombe  Paucefort-Duncombe, 
esq.  of  Great  Brickhill  and  Witham. 

Arms — Quarterly ;  first  and  fourth,  per 
chev.  engr.  gu.  and  arg.  three  talbots'  heads 
erased,  counterchanged,  on  a  chief  five  fleurs 
de  lys.  Second,  gu.  three  lions  rampt.  arg. 
Third  az.  a  fleur  de  lys  arg. 

Crests — First,  for  Duncombe,  out  of  a 
ducal  coronet  or,  a  horse's  hind  leg,  couped 
at  the  thigh  sa.  shoe  arg.  Second,  for 
Pauncefort,  a  lion  rampant,  crowned  with 
a  ducal  coronet. 

Motto — Non  fecimus  ipsi. 

Estates — In  the  counties  of  Buckingham, 
Lincoln,  Huntingdon,  Middlesex,  and  Bed- 
ford. 

Town  Residence — 14,  Bryanstone  Square. 

Seats  —  Brickhill  Manor,  Bucks,  Red 
Hall,  Bourn,  Lincolnshire. 

* ^*  In  the  parish  church  of  Hasfield, 
among  the  Pauncefort  monuments,  is  a 
female  figure,  without  her  right  hand.  This 
lady,  tradition  states,  was  one  of  the  Paunce- 
forts,  whose  husband  being  taken  prisoner 
by  the  infidels,  she  in  vain  sought  his  re- 
lease, which  would  not  be  granted  but  by 
sending  her  right  hand,  which  she  with  mas- 
culine courage  ordered  to  be  cut  oflF. 


ROBERTSON,  OF  KINDEACE. 


ROBERTSON,  WILU  AM,  esq.  of  Kindeace,  in  the  county  of  Ross,  a  magistrate,  and 

deputy-lieutenant  for  that  shire,  and  major  of  its  militia, 
b.  2nd  February,  1765,  m.  20th  December,  1788,  Mary, 
eldest  daughter  of  Alexander  Chisholm,  esq.  of  Chisholm, 
in  the  county  of  Inverness,  by  his  second  wife,  Margaret, 
daughter  of  George  Mackenzie,  esq.  of  AUangrange,  in 
Ross-shire.  By  this  lady  (who  died  in  1800)  Mr.  Ro- 
bertson has  had  issue, 

I.  Charles,  an  officer  in  the  army,  on  half-pay,  a  ma- 
gistrate, and  deputy-lieutenant  for  the  counties  of 
Ross  and  Cromarty,  m.  12th  August,  1816,  Helen, 
fourth  daughter  of  Patrick  Cruikshank,  esq.  of 
Stracathro,  in  the  county  of  Forfar,  and  has  issue, 

William-Cruikshank,  b.  17th  May,  1817. 
Patrick-Gerard,  b.  3rd  February,  1819. 
Charles-Henry,  b.  14th  June,  18*21,  and  died  14th 

July,  1822. 
Charles,  b.  21st  April,  1831. 
Mary-Chisholm. 

II.  Alexander-Chisholm,  a  lieutenant  in  the  24th  regiment  of  foot,  who  died  in 
April,  1820,  on  his  passage  to  join  his  regiment  in  India. 


Mr.  Robertson,  who  is  commissary  of  Ross,  succeeded  his  father  in  1792. 


ROBERTSON,  OF  KINDEACE. 


77 


llmeage. 


The  Robertsons  of  Kindeace  branched 
off  about  tlie  year  1544,  from  the  Robert- 
sons of  Inches,  in  the  county  of  Inverness, 
descended  in  a  direct  line  from  Robertson, 
of  Strowan,  in  Perthshire,  a  family  which 
derived  its  origin  from  the  powerful  Mac- 
donalds.  Lords  of  the  Isles.  As  far  back 
as  the  reign  of  Alexander  III.  of  Scotland, 
Duncan,  the  then  chief,  was  a  man  of  note 
and  influence,  and  the  family  has  ever  since 
maintained  the  highest  degree  of  respecta- 
bility. In  1451,  James  II.  gave  to  the 
Robertsons  a  charter,  dated  the  15th  Au- 
gust, granting  certain  lands  in  Perthshire, 
and  an  addition  to  the  armorial  ensigns  of 
the  family,  viz.  "  for  crest,  a  dexter  hand 
supporting  an  imperial  crown,  with  the 
motto,  *  Virtutis  gloria  merceSy  and  below, 
a  savage  in  chains,'^  in  consideration  of 
having  rendered  essential  service  to  the 
crown,  after  the  murder  of  James  I.  by 
apprehending  Walter,  Earl  of  Athol,  to 
whom  the  regicides  had  fled,  and  Robert 
Graham,  one  of  the  chief  actors  in  that 
tragedy,  within  two  miles  of  Blair  Castle, 
at  a  little  rivulet,  called  "  Graham's  Burn,"' 
to  this  day. 

John  Robertson,  of  Inches,  about  the 
end  of  the  16th  century,  married,  for  his 
second  wife,  a  daughter  of  Fearn,  of  Pit- 
cuUin,  and  had  a  son, 

William  Robertson,  who  obtained  from 
his  father,  in  patrimony,  several  lands  about 
Inverness.  This  gentleman  having  acquired 
vast  riches,  by  commerce,  purchased  exten- 
sive estates,  viz.  in  1615,  the  lands  of  Ork- 
ney, in  the  shire  of  Nairn  ;  and  in  1639,  the 
lands  of  Kindeace,  &c.  in  Ross-shire,  which 
last  became  the  chief  title  of  the  family. 
In  1631  he  had  obtained  a  charter  under 
the  great  seal  "  Willielmo  Robertson, 
burgen  de  Invernys,  Villae  et  terrarum  de 
Easter  Kindeace,  &,c.  &c.''  dated  19th  March, 
of  that  year.  Mr.  Robertson  espoused  Els- 
peth,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Howison, 
minister  of  Inverness,  and  had  six  sons  and 
three  daughers,  viz. 

^^"i^"^'?  both  died  unm. 

II.  George,  S 

III.  Gilbert,  heir  to  his  father. 

IV.  David. 

V.  Matthew,  of  Dachcarty. 

VI.  John. 

VII.  ,  m.  to  Finlay  Skinner,  esq. 

merchant  in  Inverness. 

VIII.  ,  m.  first,  to  —  Grant,  esq. 

and,  secondly,  to  Lachlan  Macintosh, 
esq.  son  of  Macintosh  of  Borlum. 

IX.  ,  m.  to  Robert  Rose,  esq.  of 

Merknie,  provost  of  Inverness. 


The  eldest  surviving  son  and  successor, 

Gilbert  Robertson,  esq.  of  Kindeace, 
wedded  Margaret,  daughter  of  Colin  Mac- 
kenzie, esq.  of  Kincraig,  in  the  county  of 
Ross,  and  had  (with  two  daughters,  Frances 
and  Janet,  who  both  married  and  left  a 
numerous  issue,)  three  sons,  William,  who 
died  unmarried ;  Colin,  his  father's  heir ; 
and  George.  Gilbert  Robertson  was  by 
his  son, 

Colin  Robertson,  esq.  of  Kindeace.  This 
gentleman  m.  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Sir  Ro- 
bert Munro,  bart.  of  Fowlis,  who  d.  in  1668, 
and  had  issue, 

William,  his  heir. 

George,  sheriff"-depute  and  commissary 
of  Ross,  who  m.  Agnes,  daughter  of 
John  Barber,  esq.  of  Aldowrie,  in  the 
county  of  Inverness,  and  had  two  sons, 

1.  Andrew,  a  writer  in  Dingwall, 
who  m.  and  left  issue. 

2.  David,  a  merchant  in  London, 
who  d.  s.  p. 

Robert,  minister  of  Edderton,  in  Easter 
Ross. 

James,  bred  to  the  sea. 
Colin  Robertson  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

William  Robertson,  esq.  of  Kindeace, 
a  cavalry  officer,  who  espoused,  first,  Cathe- 
rine, daughter  of  Robert  Robertson,  esq.  of 
Shipland,  and  had,  with  several  daughters, 
two  sons,  Charles  and  Archibald.  He  m. 
secondly,  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  John 
Munro,  bart.  of  Fowlis,  but  had  no  further 
issue.  He  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  elder 
son, 

Charles  Robertson,  esq.  of  Kindeace, 
who  m.  Janet,  only  daughter  of  Hugh  Rose, 
esq.  of  Clava,  in  the  county  of  Nairn,  by 
Frances,  his  wife,  only  daughter  of  Eneas 
Macleod,  esq.  of  CadboU,  in  the  county  of 
Ross  (see  that  family),  and  had  issue, 
William,  his  heir. 

Hugh,  a  planter  in  Jamaica,  where  he 

died  of  the  yellow  fever. 
Charles,  a  merchant  in  London. 
Roderick,  an  officer  in  the  army. 
Archibald,   a   planter  in  Demerara, 

where  he  died  of  the  yellow  fever. 
Robert,  in  the  East  India  Company's 

medical  service,  died  of  a  locked 

jaw,  occasioned  by  the  bite  of  a 

snake. 

Duncan,  a  merchant  in  New  Orleans, 
who  died  there  of  the  yellow  fever. 

Harry,  in  the  Trinity  House,  London, 
who  m.  in  1804,  Julia,  relict  of 
Charles  Fennick,  esq.  of  Iregembo, 
a  justice  of  the  peace  for  Cornwall, 
and  has  had  issue, 


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EDWARDS,  OF 


NESS  STRANGE. 


1.  Charles,  h.  2mh  August,  1805, 
in  the  Trinity  House. 

2.  James-Court,  h.  27th  September, 
1811,^  in  the  East  India  Com- 
pany's military  service. 

3.  .Janet,  m.  in  1825,  to  William 
Pit  Burne,  esq.  of  London. 

4.  Mary-Isabella. 

5.  Julia,  wlio  d.  in  1823. 

6.  Catherine-Susanna. 

7.  Lydia. 

John,  a  captain  in  the  East  India  Com- 
pany's military  service,  killed  in 
storming  a  fort  in  India. 

George,  who  d.  in  youth. 

Frances,  who  d.  in  infancy. 

Catherine,  m.  to  Mr.  Alexander  Guthe- 
rie,  of  Edinburgh,  and  died  in  1827. 


Mr.  Robertson  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his 
eldest  son,  the  present  William  Robert- 
son, esq.  of  Kindeace. 

^rm*— Gu.  three  wolves'  heads  erased 
arg.  armed  and  langued  az.  with  a  wild  man 
in  chains  lying  under  the  escutcheon  of  the 
arms. 

Crest — A  dexter  hand  holding  up  an  im- 
perial crown,  ppr. 

Motto — Virtutis  gloria  merces. 

Gaelic  Title  of  the  Clan— Clan  Donnochy. 

Badge — The  baken  or  fern. 

Estates  —  Kindeace  and  Glencalvie,  in 
Ross-shire  ;  Green- Yards,  partly  in  Cro- 
marty and  partly  in  Ross-shire. 

Seat — Kindeace. 


EDWARDS,  OF  NESS  STRANGE. 


EDWARDS,  JOHN  ,  esq.  of  Ness  Strange,  alias  Great  Ness,  in  the  county  of  Salop, 

b.  22nd  September,  1773,  m.  2nd  December,  1806, 
Charlotte-Marg-aret,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  George  Martin, 
vicar  of  Great  Ness,  by  the  Lady  Mary  Murray,  his  wife, 
youngest  daughter  of  John,  third  duke  of  Atholl,  (by  Char- 
lotte, Baroness  Strange,  of  Knockyn)  and  has  had  issue, 

John,  b.  10th  December,  1.808. 
George-Rowland,  b.  23rd  June,  1811. 
Rowland,  b.  in  1813. 
James-Murray,  b.  28th  March,  1820. 
Charlotte,  deceased. 
Mary. 
Charlotte. 

Margaret,  who  d.  unmarried  in  1829. 
Georgiana. 
Eliza. 

Amelia-Murray. 
Fanny. 

Mr.  Edwards,  who  is  a  magistrate,  and  deputy-lieutenant  for  Shropshire,  s.  his  father 
31st  May,  1796. 


EiNioN  EvELL,  Lord  of  Cynlleth,  in  the 
county  of  Denbigh,  living  in  1182,  son  of 
Madoc,  Prince  of  Powys,  who  built  Os- 
westry Castle  in  1148,  wedded  Arthen, 
daughter  of  Mochrant,  and  had  a  son  and 
successor. 

Run  ap  Enion,  of  the  county  of  Denbigh, 
living  in  1221,  who  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  John,  Lord  Strange,  of  Knockyn,  and 
was  s.  by  his  son, 

Cyhelin  ap  Run,  of  Denbighshire,  who 
espoused,  about  the  middle  of  the  thirteenth 


century,  Eva,  daughter  and  heiress  of 
Grono,  Lord  of  Bache,  and  was  father  of 

Jevan  ap  Cyhelin,  constable  of  Knockyn 
Castle  in  1283.  This  gentleman  married 
Eva,  daughter  of  Adda  ap  Awr,  of  Trevor, 
and  was  direct  ancestor  of 

Jevan  Gethin,  of  Gartheryr,  who  m. 
first,  Margaret,  daughter  of  —  Llewelyn, 
esq.  of  Rotpert,  and  had  thrrie  sons, 

I.  Griffith,  of  Lloran,  ancestor  of  the 
Maurices  of  that  place,  the  lineal  de- 
scendant of  which  family. 


EDWARDS,  OF  NESS  STRANGE. 


79 


PuYCE  Maurick,  esq.  of  Lloran 
Uclia,  in  the  county  of  Denbigli, 
with  other  issue, 
The  Rev.  Pkyce  Maukice, 
whose     son,  Athelstan 
Maurice,  having  in  accord- 
ance with  a  deed  of  settle- 
ment, assumed  the  surname 
of  Corbet,  is  the  present 
Athelstan  Corbet,  esq. 
of  Ynysymaengwyn,  in 
the   county  of  Meri- 
oneth (see  that  family), 
n.  John,  of  Llangedwin. 
IH.  Jevan,  of  whom  presently. 
Jevan  Gethin  espoused  secondly,  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Evan  ap  Madoc,    and  had 
another  son, 

IV.  Morus  ap  Jevan  Gethin,  of  Gar- 
theryr,  who  m.  first,  Amabel,  daugh- 
ter and  heiress  of  Llewelyn  Gogof, 
esq.  and  was  father  of 

William  ap  Morus,  of  Gartheryr, 
who  m.  Alicia,  daughter  of  Jevan 
Vychan  ap  Jevan,  and  had  a  son, 
John  ap  William,  of  Gar- 
theryr, who  m.  Catherine, 
daughter  of  Rys  ap  Mere- 
dydd,  and  had  issue, 

Lewis  Kyffin,  ancestor 
of  the  Kyffins  of  Gar- 
theryr. 
William  Kyffin,  whose 
great  grand  -  daughter 
and  eventual  heiress, 
Ann  Kyffin,  wedded 
Robert  Edwards,  esq. 
of  Lledrode. 
Morus  ap  Jevan  Gethin  espoused 
secondly,  Margaret,  daughter  and 
heir  of  David  ap  y  Grion  Lloyd,  esq. 
of  Hendwr,  and  had  another  son, 
Howel  ap  Morus,  who  wedded 
Marred,  heiress   of  Glascoed, 
daughter  of  Howel  ap  Jevan  ap 
Jerwerth,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 
Meredydd  ap  Howel  ap  Mo- 
rus, of  Oswestry  and  Glas- 
coed, who  m.  Thomasine, 
daughter  and  heir  of  Ri- 
chard Ireland,  esq.  and  had 
issue, 

1.  Richard  ap  Mere- 
dydd, of  Glascoed, 
whose  son,  John  Kyffin, 
esq.  of  Glascoed,  was 
great  -  grandfather  of 
Margaret  Kyffin,  heir- 
ess of  Glascoed,  who 
wedded  Sir  William 
Williams,  bart.  great- 
great  -  grandfather  of 
Sir  Watkin  Williams 
Wynn,  bart.  now  in 
possession  of  the  Glas- 
coed estate. 


2.  Elizabeth,  who  m. 
Humphrey  Kynaston, 
celebrated  as  the  Wild 
Humphrey  Kynaston, 
and  occupier,  during 
his  outlawry,  of  Ky- 
naston's  Cave.  The 
representative  of  this 
marriage  is  the  present 
SirEdwardKynaston, 
bart. 

3.  Anne,  m.  to  Llewelyn 
ap  Jevan. 

The  third  son  of  Jevan  Gethin,  of  Gartheryr, 
by  his  first  wife, 

Jevan  Vychan,  of  Abertanat,  married, 
for  his  first  wife,  a  lady  named  Tibota,  and 
had  a  son,  Griffith,  ancestor  of  the  Tanats 
of  Abertanat  and  Blodwell.*  He  wedded, 
secondly,  Gwenhwyfar,  and  was,  by  her, 
father  of 

HowEL  AP  Jevan,  of  Moeliwrch,  in  Den- 
bighshire, living  in  1406.  This  gentle- 
man and  his  immediate  successors  were 
patrons  of  the  Welsh  bards ;  and  their 
names  are  honorably  recorded  in  numerous 
poetical  effusions  still  extant.  He  m.  Elen, 
daughter  of  David  ap  Evan,  esq.  and  was  s. 
by  his  son, 

Jevan  ap  Howel,  of  Moeliwrch,  who  was 
father  of 

Llewelyn  ap  Evan,  of  Moeliwrch,  who 
m.  first,  Jane,  daughter  of  John  Edwards, 
of  Chirk,  and  had  a  son,  Morris  Wynn,  of 
Moeliwrch.  He  espoused,  secondly,  Ann, 
daughter  of  Meredydd  ap  Howel  ap  Morus, 
and  had  another  son,  Thomas,  of  whose  line 
we  have  to  treat. 

Llewelyn  ap  Evan  died  about  the  year 
1534,  and  the  act  for  the  union  of  England 
and  Wales  (26th  Henry  VIII.)  passing 
about  the  same  time,  a  dispute  arose  be- 
tween his  two  sons,  Morris  Wynn  and  Tho- 
mas ap  Llewelyn,  as  to  the  disposition  of 
their  father's  property  ;  the  elder  son 
(Morris)  claiming,  by  the  new  law,  the  right 
of  primogeniture  ;  and  the  younger  (Tho- 
mas) insisting  upon  the  gravel  kind  divi- 
sion, as  directed  by  the  laws  of  Howel  Dda, 
and  sanctioned  by  the  immemorial  usage 
of  the  ancient  Britons.  After  considerable 
litigation,  the  dispute  was  finally  referred 
to  arbitration ;  and  by  the  award,  Morris 
Wynn,  the  elder  son,  succeeded  to  the  man- 
sion of  Moeliwrch,  with  the  lands  attached 
thereto :  Thomas  ap  Llewelyn,  his  brother, 


*  Vide  Visitation  of  Shropshire,  1623.  From 
the  family  of  Tanat  of  Blodwel,  through  the 
Matthews's,  the  estate  of  Blodwel  passed  to  the 
Earl  of  Bradford.  From  the  Tanats  of  Abertanat 
the  lands  of  Abertanat  have  been  conveyed,  by 
the  Godolphins  and  Owens  of  Porkington,  to 
Mrs.  Ormsby  Gore  and  the  present  Lord  Go- 
dolphin. 


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EDWARDS,  OF  NESS  STRANGE. 


was  to  have  two  tenements  in  Llys  Dyn- 
wallawn,  and  at  his  own  cost  and  charge  to 
divide  all  the  rest  of  the  possessions  of  their 
father  in  Cynllaith  Owain,  Cynllaith  yr 
Jarll,  and  Carreg  Hwfa,  in  the  lordships  of 
Chirk  and  Oswestry,  or  elsewhere  into  two 
equal  parts  ;  and  Morris  Wynn  was  to  have 
his  choice  of  the  moieties.  The  award  di- 
rected likewise  "  Morris  to  have  a  seat  in 
our  Lady's  chancel,  within  the  church  of 
Llansilin,  and  Thomas  to  have  a  seat  in  the 
same  church  anynce*  St.  Silin." 
The  second  son, 

Thomas  ap  Llewelyn,  of  Cynllaith,  re- 
sided in  Llys  Dynwallawn.  He  m.  Jane, 
daughter  of  Griffith  Lloyd,  esq.  of  Ragad, 
and  was  father  of 

Edward  Thomas,  esq.  of  Trevonnen, 
who  m.  Margery,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Wycherley,  asq.  of  Eyton,  in  the  county  of 
Salop,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Robert  Edwards,  esq.  of  Rhydycroesau, 
otherwise  of  Lledrode,  in  the  parish  of 
Llansilin,  in  the  county  of  Denbigh.  This 
gentleman  is  the  first  of  the  family  who 
assumed  a  distinct  surname ;  his  ancestors 
having  adhered  to  the  Welsh  custom.  He 
wedded  Ann,  daughter  and  heir  of  Robert 
Kyffin,  gent,  of  Cynllaith,  and  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  son, 

John  Edwards,  esq.  who  purchased 
Ness  Strange,  in  the  county  of  Salop. 
This  gentleman  was  admitted  in  1668,  al- 
though a  minor,  to  the  freedom  of  Shrews- 
bury. He  wedded  Dorothy,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Barnes,  esq.  of  the  Lowe,  by  whom 
(who  d.  in  1714)  he  had  issue. 
John,  his  heir. 

Thomas,'^.  6th  July,  1662,  who  d.  unm. 
in  1683. 

Robert,  h.  24th  February,  1670,  who 
m.  Elizabeth,  eldest  daughter  of 
Thomas  Corbet,  esq.  but  his  male 
line  is  now  extinct. 

Richard,  h.  10th  March,  1671. 

Elizabeth,  w.  in  1681,  to  William  Wat- 
kins,  esq. 

Dorothy,  who  m.  in  1685-6,  David 
Derwas,  gent,  of  Llwynymapsis,  a 


*  That  is,  opposite  to  the  statue  of  St.  Silin, 
which  at  that  time  stood  in  the  chancel,  but  was 
destroyed  (together  with  a  painted  window)  by 
the  parliamentary  army  of  Cromwell,  a  detach- 
ment of  which  converted  Llan  Silin  Church  into 
a  barrack. 


branch  of  the  Derwases,  of  Penrh6s, 
by  marriage  with  an  heiress  of  which 
place,  that  estate  passed  from  the 
family  of  Derwas,  through  the  Lys- 
ters,  of  Rowton,  to  the  late  John 
OAven,  esq.  and  came  eventually  to 
Mrs.  Ormsby  Gore. 
Anne. 
Mary. 
Anna. 

Mr.  Edwards  died  in  February,  1709-10, 
and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

John  Edwards,  esq.  of  Great  Ness,  alias, 
Ness  Strange,  in  the  county  of  Salop,  who 
m.  first,  Mary,  daughter  of  Richard  Muck- 
leston,  esq.  of  Shrewsbury,  brother  of  the 
recorder  of  Oswestry,  and  secondly,  Mary, 
relict  of  —  Corbet,  esq.  by  the  former  of 
whom  (who  d.  1st  January,  1703)  he  had, 
with  a  daughter,  Mary,  m.  to  the  Rev.  Wil- 
liam Parry,  a  son  and  successor, 

John  Edwards,  seq.  of  Great  Ness,  alias, 
Ness  Strange,  h.  19th  April,  1701,  who 
espoused  first,  in  April,  1735,  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Robert  Lowndes,  esq.  of  Win- 
stow,  in  the  county  of  Bucks,  by  Margaret, 
his  wife,  daughter  of  Richard  Atcherley, 
esq.  of  Weston,t  and  had  a  son,  Rowland, 
his  heir.  He  m.  secondly,  in  December, 
1744,  Mary,  daughter  of  John  Comberback, 
esq.  but  by  that  lady,  who  died  4th  Feb- 
ruary, 1764,  had  no  issue.  Mr.  Edwards 
d.  2nd  June,  1775,  and  was     by  his  son, 

Rowland  Edwards,  esq.  of  Ness  Strange, 
h.  1st  September,  1738.  This  gentleman 
m.  in  April,  1765,  Dorothy,  daughter  of 
John  Scott,  esq.  of  Shrewsbury,  by  whom 
(who  d.  in  1781)  he  had  issue, 

John,  his  heir. 

Lydia,  who  d.  unm.  in  1830. 

Mary,  who  d.  unm.  in  1795. 

Eliza. 

Mr.  Edwards  died  31st  May,  1796,  and  was 
$.  by  his  only  son,  the  present  John  Ed- 
wards, esq.  of  Ness  Strange. 

Arms — Party  per  fesse,  sa.  and  arg.  a  lion 
rampant  counterchanged. 

Crest — Within  a  wreath  a  lion  rampant. 

Estate — Great  Ness,  alias,  Ness  Strange, 
in  the  county  of  Salop,  first  possessed  about 
the  year  1660. 

Seat — The  Hall,  Great  Ness,  near  Shrews- 
bury. 


t  By  Margaret,  his  wife,  daughter  of  Rowland 
Hill,  esq.  of  Hawkstone. 


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VERNON-WENTWORTH,  OF  WENTWORTH  CASTLE. 


WENTWORTH-VERNON,  FREDERICK-WILLIAM-THOMAS,  esq.  of  Went- 

worth  Castle,  in  the  county  of  York,  b.  20th  September, 
1795,  m.  23rd  May,  1826,  the  Lady  Augusta- Brudenell 
Bruce,  second  daughter  of  Charles,  present  Marquess  of 
Ailesbury,  and  has  issue, 

Thomas-Frederick-Charles,  h.  20th  October,  1831. 
Louisa-Mary-Hamilton,  h.  4th  July,  1829. 

This  gentleman,  whose. patronymic  is  Vernon,  assumed 
the  additional  surname  and  arms  of  Wentworth,  in  com- 
pliance with  the  testamentary  injunction  of  his  kinswoman, 
Augusta  Hatfield-Kaye,  wife  of  John  Hatfield-Kaye, 
esq.  of  Hatfield  Hall,  and  sister  and  heiress  of  Frederick- 
Thomas  Wentworth,  third  Earl  of  Strafford. 


Umeage. 


The  family  of  Wentworth,  originally 
WiNTERWADE,  is  Said  by  genealogists  to 
have  derived  its  designation,  in  Saxon 
times,  from  the  lordship  of  Winterwade 
(so  written  in  Domesday  Book),  in  the 
wapentake  of  Strafford  and  county  of 
York. 

In  the  reign  of  Henry  III. 

William  de  Wyntword,  of  Wyntword, 
married  Emma,  daughter  and  heir  of  Wil- 
liam Wodehous,  of  Wodehous,  by  whom  he 
acquired  tliat  estate  ;  and  taking  up  his 
abode  there,  the  family  have  ever  since 
been  denominated  "the  Wentworths,  of 
Wentworth-Woodhouse."  The  descen- 
dant in  a  direct  line  from  this  William  and 
his  wife  Emma  (for  the  intermediate  gene- 
rations, see  Burke's  Extinct  and  Dormant 
Peerage), 

Thomas  Wentworth,  esq.  of  Wentworth 
Woodhouse,  was  high  sheriff  of  the  county 
of  York,  in  the  25th  Queen  Elizabeth. 
He  m.  Margaret,  daughter  and  heir  of  Sir 
William  Gascoigne,*  knt.  of  Gawtliorpe, 
and  by  her  acquired  the  manor  and  seat  of 
Gawthorpe,  Cuswortb,&c.  and  his  descen(!- 
ants  became  co-heirs  to  the  baronies  of 
Ferrers,  of  Wemme,  and  Boteler,  of  Wemme, 
then  (and  still)  in  abeyance.    Mr.  Went- 

*  Mary  Ferrers,  younger  daughter  and  heir 
of  Sir  Robert  Ferrers,  Lord  Ferrers,  of  Wemme, 
espoused  Ralph  Nevil,  a  younger  son  of  Ralph, 
Earl  of  Westmorland,  and  had  a  son, 

John  Nevil,  who  wedded  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter and  heir  of  Robert  Newmarch,  and  left 
an  only  daughter  and  heiress, 

JoANE  Nevil,  who  espoused  Sir  William 
Gascoigne,  and  her  daughter  and 
heiress, 

Margaret  Gascoigne,  became  the 
wife  of  Thomas  W entworth,  as  in 
the  text. 

2. 


worth  died  14th  February,  1586-7,  pos- 
sessed of  lands  in  Yorkshire  to  the  amount 
of  £6000  a  year.  He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 
Sir  William  Wentworth,  of  Wentworth 
Woodhouse.  This  gentleman  was  high- 
sheriff  of  the  county  of  York,  in  the  last 
year  of  Elizabeth,  and  was  created  a 
Baronet  on  the  29th  June,  1611.  He  m. 
Anne,  daughter  and  heir  of  Sir  Robert 
Atkins,  knt.  of  Stowell,  in  the  county  of 
Gloucester,  and  had,  with  other  issue  (for 
which  see  Burke's  Extinct  and  Dormant 
Peerage  ), 

Thomas,  Ids  successor,  the  celebrated 
Sir  Thomas  Wentworth,  Earl  of 
Strafford,  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Ire- 
land, who  suffered  decapitation  on 
the  12th  May,  1641.  His  honors 
were  however  restored,  after  the  re- 
establishment  of  the  monarchy,  to  his 
son, 

William  Wentworth,  by  patent, 
as  second  Earl  of  Strafford, 
&c.  and  his  lordship  was  in- 
stalled a  Knight  of  the  Garter. 
He  died*  without  issue,  in  1695, 
when  the  greater  part  of  his 
estates  devolved  upon  his  nephew 
the  Honourable  Thoma*  W^at- 
son,  son  of  Edward  Watson, 
Earl  of  Rockingham,  by  his  sis- 
ter, the  Lady  Anne  Wentworth, 
and  all  his  honors  became  ex- 
tinct, except  the  .Barony  of 
Ra  B  Y ,  which  passed  to  his  cousin, 
Thomas  Wentworth,  of  Ash- 
by  Puerorum. 
William  (Sir), 


*  For  ample  particulars  of  this  nobleman  and. 
his  eminent  father,  refer  to  Burke'$  Extinct  and 
Dormant  Peerage. 

G 


82  VERNON-WENTWORTH,  OF  WENTWORTH-CASTLE. 


The  second  son, 

Sir  William  Wentworth,  of  Ashby 
Puerorum,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  was 
knighted  by  King  Charles  I.  and  fell  at 
Marston  Moor.  He  wedded  Elizabetli, 
daughter  and  co-heir  of  Thomas  Savile,  esq. 
of  Hasseldon  Hall,  and  had,  with  a  daugh- 
ter, Anne,  who  w.  Edward  Skinner,  esq.  of 
Thornton  College,  in  Lincolnshire,  one  sur- 
viving son. 

Sir  William  Wentworth,  who  was 
sheriff  of  the  county  of  York,  in  the  24th 
Charles  II.  He.  m.  Isabella,  daughter  of 
Sir  Allan  Apsley,  knt.  Treasurer  of  the 
Household  to  James,  Duke  of  York,  and 
had  issue, 

I.  William,  a  military  officer,  died 
unm.  in  1693,  while  serving  as  a 
captain  of  horse,  in  Flanders. 

II.  Thomas,  of  whom  presently,  as 
successor  to  the  Barony  of  Raby. 

III.  Peter,  of  Henbury,  in  the  county 
of  Dorset,  who  wedded  Juliana,  only 
daughter  of  Thomas  Horde,  esq.  of 
Cote,  in  Oxfordshire,  and  had  issue, 

1.  William,  his  successor,  Gentle- 
tnan  Usher  of  the  Privy  Cham- 
ber to  the  Princess  Dowager  of 
Wales,  who  m.  Susanna,  daugh- 
ter of  Chamberlaigne  Slaughter, 
esq.  of  Slaughter  Hall,  in  the 
county  of  Gloucester,  and  had 
one  son  and  two  daughters, 
namely, 

Frederick-Thomas,  who  s. 

his  cousin  as  third  Earl  of 

Strafford. 
George. 
Caroline. 

Augusta-Anne,  m.  30th  May, 
1772,  to  John  Haifield- 
Kaye,  esq.  of  Hatfield  Hall, 
m  the  county  of  York. 
Mrs.  Hatfield -Kaye,  who 
became  heiress  to  her  bro- 
ther, the  Earl  of  Strafford, 
at  his  lordship's  decease 
s.  p.  in  1799,  dying  herself 
likewise  without  issue,  (in 
1802)  bequeathed  the  es- 
tates to  her  kinsman,  Fre- 
derick-William-  Thomas 
Vernon,  esq.  who  assuming 
in  consequence  the  addi- 
tional surname  and  arms  of 
Wentworth,  is  the  present 
Mr.  Vernon-Wen tworth, 
of  Wentworth  Castle. 

2.  Harriet,  m.  to  Thomas,  son  of 
Francis  Arundel,  esq.  of  Stoke- 
Bruers  Park,  in  the  county  of 
Northampton. 

The  second  son  and  eventual  heir, 

Thomas  Wentworth,  esq.  inlierited  at 
the  decease,  in  1695,  of  his  cousin,  William, 
seccHid  Earl  of  Strafford,  (son  of  the  be- 


headed lord) the  Barony  of  Raby.  His  lord- 
ship, who  was  an  eminent  military  character, 
temp.  King  William  III.  and  Queen  Anne, 
(in  the  latter  reign  he  participated  in  Marl- 
borough's victories)  was  created  by  letters 
patent,  4th  September,  1711,  Viscount  Went- 
worth, of  Wentworth  Woodhouse,  and  Earl 
OF  Strafford,  with  especial  remainder  to 
his  brother,  Peter  Wentworth,  esq.  of  Hen- 
bury,  and  that  gentleman's  heirs  male.  He 
m.  Anne,  daughter  and  heir  of  Sir  Henry 
Johnson,  knt.  of  Bradenham,  in  Bucks,  and 
had  one  son  and  three  daughters,  viz. 

I.  William,  his  successor,  and  second 
Earl  of  Strafford.  This  nobleman 
espoused  Lady  Anne  Campbell, 
dau.  of  John,  Duke  of  Argyll,  but 
dying  s.  p.  in  1791 ,  his  honors  passed 
according  to  the  limitation  to  his 
first  cousin,  (the  son  and  heir  of 
Peter  of  Henbury), 

Frederick-Thomas  Wentworth, 
as  third  Earl,  who  died  at  his 
seat,  Henbury,  in  Dorsetshire, 
without  'issue,  in  1799,  when  all 
the  honors  expired,  and  his  es- 
tates devolved  upon  his  only 
surviving  sister, 
Augusta  -  Anne  Hatfield - 
Kaye. 

II.  Anne,  m.  in  1733,  to  the  Right 
Hon.  William  Conolly,  of  Castle- 
town, in  Ireland,  and  d.  s.  p. 

III.  Lucy,  m.  to  Field  Marshal  Sir 
George  Howard,  K.B. 

IV.  Henrietta. 
The  youngest  daughter. 

Lady  Henrietta  Wentworth,  espoused 
in  1743,  Henry  Vernon,*  esq.  of  Hilton, 
in  the  county  of  Stafford,  and  had  issue. 


*  This  gentleman  was  a  branch  of  the  family 
from  which  the  Lords  Vernon  derive.  (See 
Burke's  Peerage  and  Baronetage.) 

Henry  Vernon,  esq.  of  Houndshill,  b.  in  1616, 
m.  INIuriel,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Sir  Georg-e 
Vernon,  of  Haslington,  one  of  the  judges  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  had  issue, 

I.  George^  of  Sudbury,  whose  grandson, 

George  Vernon,  esq.  of  Sudbur}^  as- 
sumed m  1728,  the  additional  surname 
and  arms  of  Venabi-es,  and  was  cre- 
ated 1st  May,  1762,  Lord  Vernon, 
Baron  of  Kinderton,  in  the  county 
of  Chester. 

II.  Edward,  b.  in  1636. 

III.  Henry. 
The  third  son, 

Henry  Vernon,  esq.  of  Hilton,  in  the  county 
of  Stafford,  b.  in  June,  1637,  espoused  Margaret, 
daughter  of  William  Ladkins,  esq.  of  Kelledon, 
in  Northamptonshire,  and  had  four  sons,  viz. 

Henry,  his  heir. 

Edward,  a  merchant  in  London. 

George,  killed  abroad. 

Thomas,  a  merchant  in  London,  d.  unm.  in 
1742. 


MAUDE,  OF  ALVERTHORPE  AND  WAKEFIELD 


83 


I.  Hknky,  heir  to  l)is  father. 

II.  Williani-Leveson  Vernon. 

III.  Henrietta  Vernon,  m.  first,  to  Ri- 
cliard,  Eaul  Gkosvi-nor,  and  was 
mother  of  the  present  Marquess  of 
Wkstminstkii.  Her  ladyship  es- 
poused, secondly,  General  George 
Porter,  M.P.  and  d.  in  1828. 

IV.  Anne  Vernon,  m.  to  Lord  Berwick. 

V.  Lucy  Vernon. 

VI.  Caroline  Vernon,  maid  of  honour 
to  Charlotte,  Queen  Consort  of 
his  Majesty,  King  George  III. 

VII.  Jane  Vernon. 
The  elder  son, 

Henry  Vernon,  esq.  succeeded  his  father 
at  Hilton.  Of  this  gentleman  Miss  Seward 
makes  the  following  observations : — Mr. 
Vernon  roamed,  in  a  ten  years'  tour,  with 
enthusiastic  curiosity,  not  only  '  the  Celtic 
and  Iberian  fields,'  but  almost  every  scene 
upon  the  globe  which  has  been  dignified  by 
martial  prowess,  or  has  obtained  poetic  ce- 
lebrity.   He  has  seen,  in  tolerable  preser- 


The  eldest  son, 

Hi;nry  Vernon,  esq.  of  Hilton,  wedded  Pene- 
lope, second  daughter  and  co-heiress  of  Robert 
Phillips,  esq.  of  Newton,  in  the  county  of  War- 
wick, and  by  her,  who  died  in  1726,  had  issue, 

Henry,  who  m.  as  in  the  text,  the  Lady 
Henrietta  Wentworth. 

Thomas-Phillips,  b.  in  1719. 

John,  who  died  s.  p. 

Edward,  b.  in  1723. 

Richard,  b.  in  1725,  who  m.  Evelyn,  daughter 
of  John  Leveson,  Earl  Gower,  and  widow 
of  John  Fitzpatrick,  Earl  of  Upper  Ossory. 

Penelope,  b.  in  1722,  m.  to  Sir  William 
Duckenfield  Daniell,  bart.  of  Over  Tabley. 

Elizabeth,  d.  young. 


vation,  a  great  part  of  the  Temple  of  Ceres, 
has  stood  upon  Mount  Calvary,  Olympus, 
and  the  Aonian  hills,  and  has  drank  of  the 
now  exhausted  waters  of  the  Simois  and 
Scamander ;  has  fought,  since  England 
sheathed  the  sword,  the  Indians  for  Ame- 
rica, and  the  Turks  for  the  empress.  He 
was  some  time  at  Gibraltar,  with  General 
Elliot,  and  obtained  the  friendship  of  that 
illustrious  being.  It  gives  me  pleasure  that 
he,  my  neighbour,  Mr.  Vernon,  stands  so 
high  in  Lord  Heathfield's  esteem."  Mr.Ver- 
non  m.  first,  Penelope,  daughter  of  —  Gra- 
ham, esq.  of  Armagh,  and  had  by  her  a  son, 
the  present  Henry  Charles  Edward  Ver- 
non, esq.  of  Hilton,  (see  page  623,  vol.  iii.) 
He  married  secondly,  Margaret,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Fisher,  esq.  of  Acton,  in  the 
county  of  Middlesex,  and  dying  in  1814, 
left  by  her  a  son,  the  present  Frederick 
William  -  Thomas  A^ernon -Wentworth, 
esq.  of  Wentworth  Castle. 

Arms — Quarterly ;  1  st  and  4th,  for  Went- 
worth, sa.  a  chev.  between  three  leopards' 
heads,  or  ;  2nd,  for  Vernon,  arg.  a  fret  sa. ; 
3rd,  for  Vernon,  of  Haslington,  or,  on  a 
fesse  az.  three  garbs  of  the  first. 

Crests — For  Wentworth,  a  griffin  pas- 
sant. For  Vernon,  a  boar's  head  erased 
sa.  ducally  gorged  and  bristed  or. 

Motto — En  Dieu  est  tout. 

Estates — Wentworth  Castle,  near  Barns- 
ley,  Yorkshire ;  Stoke  Park,  near  Tow- 
cester,  Northamptonshire  ;  and  Aldborough, 
near  Saxmundham,  Suffolk,  descended  to 
the  present  possessor  from  his  great-grand- 
father, Thomas,  Earl  of  Strafford. 

Town  Residence — 11,  Connaught  Place. 

Seat  — Wentworth  Castle,  near  Barnsley. 


MAUDE,  OF  ALVERTHORPE  AND  WAKEFIELD. 


MAUDE,  FRANCIS,  esq.  of  Hatfeild  Hall,  in  the  county  of  York,  barrister-at-law, 

and  recorder  of  Doncaster,  b.  in  1768,  m.  in  1797, 
Hannah,  daughter  of  Francis  Nettleton,  esq.  and  has 


Francis,  M.A.  in  holy  orders,  incumbent  of  Hoyland, 
in  Yorkshire,  b.  in  1798,  m.  in  1830,  Frances,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Branson,  esq.  of  Doncaster. 

Ralph,  in  holy  orders,  M.A.  vicar  of  Mirfield,  b.  1799. 

Daniel,  M.A.  b.  in  1801,  and  called  to  the  bar  in  1830. 

Charles,  b.  in  1807,  an  officer  in  the  Honorable  East 
India  Company's  service  ,  I8th  Bombay  Native  In- 
fantry. 

Susanna. 

Hannah. 

Mr.  Maude  succeeded  his  father  in  1789. 


84  MAUDE,  OF  ALVERTHORPE  AND  WAKEFIELD. 


The  family  of  Maude,  originally  Lords 
of  Monte  Alto,  in  Italy,  was  established 
in  England  by 

Eustace  de  Monte  Alto,  surnamed  the 
Norman  Hunter,  one  of  the  soldiers  of  the 
Conquest,  in  the  immediate  train  of  the 
Palatine  Earl  of  Chester,  the  potent  Hugh 
Lupus  ;  from  whom,  in  requital  of  his  gal- 
lant services,  Monte  Alto  obtained,  with 
other  territorial  possessions,  the  lordships 
and  manors  of  Montalt  and  Hawarden,  in 
the  county  of  Flint,  places  still  designating 
a  branch  of  his  descendants,  the  noble  house 
of  Maude,  Viscounts  Hawarden  and  Barons 
of  Montalt.  Eustace  was  s.  by  his  eldest 
son, 

Hugh  de  Monte  Alto,  the  second  baron 
under  Hugh  Lupus,  who  gave  a  large  por- 
tion of  his  possessions  to  the  monks.  He 
was  s.  by  his  brother, 

Roger  de  Monte  Alto,  the  third  baron, 
to  whom  succeeded  his  son, 

Ralph  de  Montalt,  fourth  baron,  sewer 
to  Ranulph,  Earl  of  Chester,  who  had  two 
sons  and  a  daughter,  viz. 
Robert,  his  heir. 

Simor.,  living  in  1160,  who  removed 
into  the  county  of  York,  holding  land 
in  the  second  fee  of  Skipton,  under 
the  De  Romilles.  He  was  s.  by  his 
son, 

Richard  de  Montalt,  Lord  of  West 
Riddlesden,  Morton,  Potter 
Newton,  Barnby  on  Don,  &c. 
who,  his  son,  Simon,  dying  in 
his  lifetime,  and  without  male 
issue,  gave  all  his  Yorkshire  es- 
tates to  Robert  Montalt,  son  of 
his  cousin,  Andomar. 
Beatrix,  m.  to  William  Malpas. 
The  elder  son, 

Robert  de  Montalt,  first  baron  by 
tenure,  erected,  temp.  Henry  II.  Montalt 
(now  Mold  or  Mould)  Castle,  in  Flintshire. 
This  Robert,  who  was  steward  of  the  pala- 
tine to  the  Karl  of  Chester,  espoused  Emma, 
daughter  of  Sir  Robert  Delaval,  and  had 
issue, 

Robert,  second  baron  bv  tenure.* 
Ralph. 


*  Robert  de  Montalt,  the  second  baron  by 
tenure,  had  four  sons, 

I.  Roger,  his  heir, 

II.  John,  who  in.  Ellen  — ,  and  had  a  daugh- 
ter, Elizabeth,  living  in  1318. 

III.  Ralph,  in  holy  orders,  54th  Henry  III. 

IV.  Adam  (Sir),  who  saved  the  life  of  Henry 
III.  at  the  Battle  of  Evesham. 

The  eldest  son, 

Iloo£R  DE  Montalt,  or  Monhauit,  third  baron 


John. 

Matthew. 

Simon. 

William,  in  holy  orders. 

Roger,  possessed  of  two  knights'  fees 
and  a  half. 

Andomar. 
The  youngest  son, 

Andomar  or  Aylmer  de  Montalt, 
founded  the  Yorkshire  and  only  surviving 
branch  of  the  family.  In  1174,  accompany- 
ing the  expedition  against  William  the 
Lion,  Andomar  had  the  good  fortune  to 
make  the  Scottish  monarch  prisoner,  by 
surprise  ;  and  conveying  the  royal  captive 
to  Henry  II.  then  at  Falaise,  in  Normandy, 
that  prince  granted  to  him,  instead  of  his 


by  tenure,  Seneschal  of  Chester,  was  deemed  one 
of  the  most  potent  feudal  lords  in  the  time  of 
Henry  III.  and  accompanied  Prince  Edward  to 
the  Holy  Land.  Being  constantly  employed 
against  the  Welsh,  his  lands  at  Montalt  were 
wrested  from  him  by  David,  Prince  of  Wales, 
but  restored  in  1240.  He  m.  Cecilia,  second 
sister  and  one  of  the  co-heirs  of  Hugh  de  Albini, 
Earl  of  Arundel,  by  whom  he  acquired  the  manor 
of  Castle  Rising,  in  Norfolk,  with  other  extensive 
estates  (see  Burke's  Extinct  and  Dormant  Peer- 
age), and  had  issue, 

John,  his  heir. 

Robert. 

Leucha,    m.   to    Philip    de    Orreby,  the 
younger. 

To  equip  himself  for  Palestine  this  great  baron 
conveyed,  for  a  sum  of  money,  a  large  portion  of 
the  woods  and  revenues  which  he  possessed  at 
Coventry,  in  right  of  Cecilia,  his  wife,  to  the 
monks  of  that  place.  He  died  in  1260,  and  was 
s.  by  his  elder  son, 

John  de  Montai.t,  fourth  baron  by  tenure,  who 
m.  first,  Elene,  widow  of  Robert  de  Stockport  j 
and  secondly,  Milisent,  daughter  and  co-heir  of 
William  de  Cantilupe,  which  lady  wedded,  se- 
condly, Eudo  le  Zouch,  and  from  that  union 
sprang  the  Lords  Zouch  of  Haryngworth.  He 
(Montalt)  died,  however,  s.  p.  and  was  s.  by  his 
brother, 

Robert  de  Montalt,  fifth  baron  by  tenure, 
who  was  present  at  the  siege  of  Caerlavarock. 
This  feudal  lord  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  son, 

Roger  de  Montalt,  the  sixth  baron  by  tenure, 
who  was  one  of  the  nobles  in  rebellion  against 
Henry  III. ;  but,  returning  to  his  allegiance,  he 
subsequently  defended  Cambridge  for  the  king. 
In  the  reign  of  Edward  I.  he  was  in  the  wars  of 
Gascony,  and  was  summoned  to  parliament,  as  a 
baron,  on  the  25rd  June,  1295.  His  lordship 
wedded  Julia,  daughter  of  Roger  de  Clifford,  but 
dying  without  issue,  in  1297,  the  barony  by  writ 
expired ;  his  lands  devolved,  however,  on  his 
brother, 

RoBFRT  DE  Montalt,  seventh  baron  hy  tenure, 
the  last  and  most  powerful  of  all  the  Montalts, 


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85 


Vncient  ensigns,  '*  a  lion  gu.  (the  lion  of 
Scotland),  dobruised  two  bars  sa."  to  denote 
captivity.*    The  son  and  heir  of  Andomar, 

Robert  de  Montalt,  inherited  West 
Riddlusden,  and  the  other  estates  of  his 
cousin,  Richard.  He  vs  as  great-great-great- 
great-great  grandfather  of 

Thomas  Monhault,  whose  son, 

CONSTANTINE  MONHAULT,   Or  MaUDE,  of 

West  Ryddylsden,  living  betAveen  the  years 
1480  and  1520,  espoused  a  daughter  of  — 
Kighley,  of  Newhali,  and  was  succeeded  by 
his  son, 

Arthur  Maude,  of  West  Ryddlesden, 
whose  will  bears  date  in  1534.  He  wedded 
a  daughter  of  Lawrence  Towneley,  and  had, 


born  in  the  54th  of  Henry  HI.  This  gallant 
person  having  distinguished  himself  in  the  wars 
of  Scotland  and  Gascony,  was  summoned  to  par- 
liament from  27th  J^dward  I.  to  loth  Edward 
III.  in  which  year  he  died  without  issue,  when 
the  BARONY  of  Montalt  became  extinct,  and  his 
extensive  estates,  according  to  a  settlenient  made 
by  the  deceased  lord,  passed  to  Isabel,  Queen 
Consort  of  England,  mother  of  Edward  III.  for 
life,  with  remainder  to  John,  of  Eltham,  brother 
to  the  king,  and  his  heirs  for  ever.  Emma,  the 
widow  of  this  nobleman,  and  who  had  previously 
been  married  to  Richard  Fitzjohn,  a  great  baron 
(son  of  John  Fitzgeffery,  justice  of  Ireland),  was 
living  in  1332.  She  lies  interred  in  Stradset 
Church,  Norfolk,  with  this  epitaph  :  "  Ici  gist 
Dame  Emma  de  Mountalt,  femme  de  deux  barons. 
Dieu  par  sa  pitie  avez  merci  de  sa  ame."  Vide 
Gough,  vol.  ii.  p.  93. 

*  Mr.  John  Maude,  of  Moorhouse,  visited  on 
the  4th  August,  1827,  West  Riddlesden  Hall, 
the  ancient  seat  of  the  Monte  Alto,  Montalto,  or 
Maudes,  and  copied  the  annexed  ensigns  from 
stained  glass  in  the  staircase  window,  with  the 
letters, 

(The  first  letter  A  being  cut  off  by  the  leading,  as 
well  as  the  final  T.) 

— RTHUR  DE  MAHAU— 


"  Arthur  de  Mahaut  proved  his  arms  and  pedi- 
gree at  Glover's  visitation,  1585.  West  Rid- 
dlesden Hall  is  in  the  parish  of  Bingley,  within  a 
mile  and  a  half  of  Keighley.  The  Montaltos'  had 
great  possessions  in  East  and  West  Morton,  in 
the  parish  of  Bingley,  early  in  the  12th  century." 


with  a  daughter,  Agnes,  the  wife  of  Stephen 
Paslew,  of  Rawdon,  a  son  and  successor, 

Thomas  Monhault,  or  Maude,  of  West 
Riddlesden,  whose  will  is  dated  1576.  This 
gentleman  m.  (see  p.  475,  vol.  i.)  Catherine, 
daughter  of  Roger  Tempest,  esq.  of  Brough- 
ton,  by  Anne,  his  wife,  daugliter  of  Sir  John 
Carre,  knt.  of  Thornton,  and  grand-daughter 
of  Thomas,  Lord  Clifford.  By  this  lady  he 
had  issue, 

I.  Arthur  Mawhaut,  or  Maude,  who 
proved  at  Glover's  visitation,  in  1585, 
his  descent  from  Constantine,  and 
was  allowed  to  bear  his  arms.  He 
m.  Jane,  daughter  of  Anthony  El- 
tofts,  esq.  of  Farnhill,  in  Craven,  and 
had  six  daughters,  viz. 

Agnes,  m.  14th  May,  1.579,  to  Tho- 
mas Hall,  esq.  of  Shipden,  near 
Halifax. 

Isabella,  in.  23rd  April,  1582,  to 

Thomas  Wade,  of  Addingham. 

Jane. 

Margaret. 

Elizabeth. 

Mary. 

Arthur  died  26th  December.  158*/, 
and  was  buried  at  Bingley. 
n.  Thomas,  who  d.  s.  p. 

III.  Christopher,  of  whom  presently. 

IV.  Anne. 

V.  Margaret,  m.  to  Thomas  Tempest, 
esq.  of  Yellowsome. 

VI.  Isabel,  m.  to  Robert  Bayldon,  of 
Bayldon. 

The  third  son, 

Christopher  Maude,  esq.  of  Rolling 
Hall  and  Woodhouse,  was  patron  of  Ilkley, 
in  1554.    His  will  is  dated  1561.    He  m. 

Grace  ,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Thomas,  of  West  Riddlesden,  who  d. 
3rd  January,  1633.  His  grandson, 
Robert  Maude,  esq.  of  West  Rid- 
dlesden and  Ripon,  in  the  county 
of  York,  patron  of  Ilkley  in 
1640,  as  was  his  father  in  1607, 
disposed  of  his  English  estates, 
and  purchased  others,  in  the 
counties  of  Kilkenny  and  Tip- 
perary,  whither  he  removed.  He 
d.  in  1685,  and  was  succeeded  by 
his  son, 

Anthony  Maude,  esq.  of 
Dundrum,  M.P.  for  Cashell, 
grandfather  of 

Sir  Cornwallis  Maude, 
bart.  who  was  elevated 
to  the  peerage  of  Ire- 
land, 4th  May,  1785, 
by  the  title  of  Baron 
Montalt,  and  created 
10th  June,  1791,  Vis- 
count Hawarden.  His 
lordship^s  son,  Corn- 


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MAUDE,  OF  ALVERTHORPE  AND  WAKEFIELD. 


WALLIS,  is  the  present 
viscount.  See  Burke's 
Peerage  and  Baronet- 
age. 

II.  John,  of  whom  presently. 

III.  Isabel,  m.  to  William  Currer,  esq. 
of  Marley.    See  Whitaker's  Craven. 

The  second  son  of  Christopher  Maude, 

John  Maude,  esq.  of  Staynland,  near 
Halifax,  made,  in  1585  and  1592,  surrenders 
of  copyhold  in  Wakefield  parish.  He  es- 
poused Alice,  daughter  of  Brian  Brome, 
esq.  and  had  (with  a  younger  son,  Bryan, 
who  had  two  sons,  Bryan  and  John)  his 
successor, 

John  Maude,  esq.  of  Alverthorpe  Hall, 
in  the  county  of  York,  surnamed  Senex, 
partly  on  account  of  his  great  age,  and 
partly  to  distinguish  him  from  his  son  and 
grandson,  both  named  John.  Mr.  Maude, 
who  was  the  first  of  the  family  to  settle  at 
Wakefield,  m.  Jane  ,  and  had  issue, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

II.  Barnabas,  now  represented  by  Tho- 
mas-Holme Maude,  esq.  of  Blawith, 
(see  family  of  Maude,  of  Blawith). 

III.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  William  Yarburgh. 

IV.  Mary,  m.  to  —  Gill. 

V.  Rebecca,  7n.  to  —  Wilson,  esq.  and 
had  one  son,  Edward  Wilson,  and  a 
daughter,  Elizabeth  Wilson. 

John  Maude,  Senex,  died  in  1635,  (his  widow 
in  1645)  when  his  will  was  proved  by  his 
grandson.    His  son  and  heir, 

John  Maude,  esq.  of  Alverthorpe  and 

Wakefield,  married  first,  Elizabeth  ,  by 

whom  (who  d.  in  1618)  he  had  issue, 

John,  b.  in  1614,  proved  his  grand- 
father's will  in  1635,  d.  in  September, 
1686,  aged  seventy-two,   and  was 
buried  in  the  high  choir  of  Wakefield 
church. 
George,  d.  young. 
Sarah,  who  d.  in  1613. 
Elizabeth,  b.  in  1616. 

Mr.  Maude  wedded,  secondly,  Sarah  , 

and  had 

Daniel,  his  heir. 

Gideon,  of  Wakefield,  b.  in  1625,  m.  in 
1648,  Sarah  Nettleton,  and  had  two 
sons,  Gideon  and  John. 
Joshua,  b.  in  1627,  had  one  son  and  six 

daughters. 
Grace,  b.  in  1621. 
Sarah,  b.  in  1622,  and  d.  in  1658. 
Maria,  b.  in  1632, 
The  eldest  son  by  the  second  marriage, 

Daniel  Maude,  esq.  of  Alverthorpe  and 
Wakefield,  b.  in  1620,  espoused,  in  1650, 
Fanny  Staveley,  by  whom  (who  d.  in  1695, 
aged  seventy-five)  he  had  issue, 

I.  Daniel,  b.  in  1651,  of  Alverthorpe, 
Wakefield,  and  Seacroft,  who  m. 
Sarah  ,  and  dying  in  1710,  left 


surviving  issue,  one  son  and  a  daugh- 
ter, viz. 

1.  John,  commonly  called  *'  Law- 
yer Maude,"  of  Alverthorpe 
Hall  and  Lotherton,  b.  in  1683, 
who  m.  first,  Elizabeth,  only  child 
of  William  Dodd,  citizen  of  Lon- 
don, secondly,  Frances,  daughter 
and  sole  heiress  of  —  Parthe- 
ricke,  esq.  of  London,  and  thirdly, 
Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  Michael 
Wentworth,  knt.  of  Woolley, 
and  relict,  first,  of  Sir  Lion  Pil- 
kington,  bart.  of  Chevet,  and 
secondly,  of  Sir  Charles  Dais- 
ton,  bart.  of  Heath.  By  his  first 
wife.  Lawyer  Maude  had  (with 
younger  children,  who  d.  s.  p.)  a 
son, 

Thomas,  of  Alverthorpe  and 
Lotherton.  This  gentleman, 
although  disinherited  by  his 
father,  eventually  (his  bro- 
thers dying  intestate)  inhe- 
rited his  patrimonial  estates. 
He  realised,  however,  his 
father's  opinion,  squandered 
all  his  property,  and,  in 
1754,  sold  Alverthorpe  to 
his  cousin,  the  Rev.William 
Lowther.  He  m.  a  woman 
in  low  life,  and  left  two 
sons  and  a  daughter,  viz. 

1.  Thomas,  b.  in  1713, 
who  m.  lowly,  and  had 
issue, 

Thomas,  who  died  at 
Clay  worth,  near 
Bawtry,  in  1794, 
leaving  no  proper- 
ty:  and  thus  ter- 
minated the  male 
line  of  the  senior 
branch  of  the 
WakefieldMaudes. 

Anne,  m.  to  a  cler- 
gyman. 

2.  Francis,  lieutenant  in 
the  army. 

3.  Elizabeth. 

2.  Elizabeth  (sister  to  Lawyer 
Maude),  b.  in  1684,  m.  Christo- 
pher Lowther,  esq,  and  was  mo- 
ther of  the  Rev.  William  Low- 
ther, rector  of  Swillington,  father 
of  William,  the  present 

Earl  of  Lonsdale,  represen- 
tative, in  the  female  line,  of 
the  eldest  branch  of  the 
Wakefield  Maudes. 

II.  Neville,  d.  young. 

III.  Timothy,  b.  in  1665. 

IV.  Francis,  of  whom  presently. 

V.  William,  progenitor  of  Maude,  of 
Moor  House. 


MAUDE,  OF  MOOR  HOUSE. 


87 


VI.  Sarah,  b.  in  1655,  m.  in  1684,  to 
George  Cooke,  esq. 

VII.  Elizabeth,  b.  in  1659. 
vili.  Mary,  b.  in  1663. 

The  fourth  son  of  Daniel  Maude,  of  Alver- 
tliorpe,  by  his  wife,  Fanny  Staveley, 

Francis  Maude,  esq.  m.  first,  a  lady 
nam(>d  Mary,  but  of  what  family  is  not  re- 
corded, and  had  issue, 

I.  John,  a  merchant  at  Wakefield,  h.  in 
1684,  who  died  in  1744,  aged  sixty, 
leaving  issue, 

William,  of  Normanton,  who  m. 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
—  Wilson,  vicar  of  Wakefield, 
and  d.  s.  p.  in  1776. 
Susan,  b.  in  1712,  m.  to  — Lumley, 

of  Leeds. 
Barbara,  b.  in  1720,  who  m.  — 
Buckle,  esq.  of  Wakefield,  and 
dying  in  1769,  left  a  daughter, 
Lydia  Buckle,  b.  in  1757,  who 
m.  Colonel  Stranbenzee,  of 
Spennithorne,  and  inherited 
her  uncle  William  Maude's 
estates,  at  Normanton,  near 
Wakefield.     She  died  in 
1825. 

Hannah,  b.  in  1722,  m.  to  Disney 
Roebuck,  esq.  of  Heath. 

II.  Daniel,  d.  in  infancy. 

III.  Thomas,  b.  in  1691,  d.  in  1742. 

IV.  Francis,  of  whom  presently. 

V.  James,  d.  in  1725. 

VI.  Stamford,    )  , 

VI,.  Benjamin,  \  ^'  ^^^^^^^ 

VIII.  Hannah,  b,  in  1685,  m.  to  Mr. 
John  Norton,  and  had  issue. 

IX.  Mary,  b.  in  1686,  m.  in  1707,  to 
Richard  Armitage,  esq.  and  had  issue. 

X.  Sarah,  d.  young. 

Mr.  Maude  wedded  secondly,  in  1707,  Mrs. 


Milicent  Smith,  and  had  a  son,  Arthur,  wno 
d.  in  inftmcy.    His  fourth  son, 

Francis  Maude,  esq.  b.  in  1693,  m.  twice, 
but  had  issue  only  by  his  first  wife,  Barbara, 
daughter  of  James  Sill,  esq.  of  Wakefield. 
Mr.  Maude,  who  was  named  sole  executor 
of  his  father's  will,  died  in  1734,  and  was  s. 
by  his  son, 

Francis  Maude,  esq.  of  J^eathley  on  the 
Wharfe,  b.  in  1726,  who  m.  in  1767,  Fanny- 
Maria,  daughter  of  Ralph  Vernon,  esq.  of 
Shrewsbury,  and  by  her  (who  died  at  Wake- 
field, in  1829,  aged  eighty-five)  had  issue, 
Francis,  his  heir. 

Ralph,  b.  in  1770,  in  holy  orders,  died 

in  1796. 
James,  b.  in  1781,  d.  in  1817. 
Mary- Ann. 
Barbara. 

Fanny,  m.  first  to  John  Neale,  esq.  and 
secondly,  to  William  Charnock,  esq. 
of  Wakefield. 

Alethea,  m.  to  J.  B.  Gaunt,  esq.  of 
London. 

Charlotte,  m.  to  Henry  Borel,  esq. 
lieut.  fifth  dragoon  guards,  and  has 
issue,  one  son  and  one  daughter. 
Arabella,  m.  to  William  Groom,  esq. 
late  of  Russel-square,  and  has  issue, 
three  sons  and  four  daughters. 
Mr.  Maude,  who  died  in  1789,  was  buried  at 
Leathley,  and  s.  by  his  son,  the  present 
Francis  Maude,  esq.  of  Hatfeild  Hall. 

Arms — Arg.  three  bars  gemelles  sa  ;  over 
all  a  lion  rampant  gu.  charged  on  the  shoul- 
der with  a  cross  crosslet  fitchee  or. 

Crest — A  lion's  head  couped,  charged 
with  a  cross  crosslet  fitchee  or. 

Motto — De  monte  alto. 

Estates — In  Yorkshire. 

»S'^«^— Hatfeild  Hall,  Yorkshire. 


MAUDE,  OF  MOOR  HOFSE. 

MAUDE,  JOHN,  esq.  of  Moor  House,  in  the  county  of  York,  b.  in  1772,  a  mag" 
trate,  and  deputy-lieutenant  for  the  West- Riding-  of  that  shire. 

Mr.  Maude,  who  was  educated  at  Hanau,  on  the  Mayne,  spent  several  years  (from 
1793  to  1803)  in  the  United  States  of  America,  and  published  an  interesting;  work  at 
Wakefield,  in  1826,  under  the  title  of  A  Visit  to  the  Falls  of  Niagara,"  with  descrip- 
tive engravings  from  drawings  by  himself. 


William  Maude,  esq.  of  Flanshaw,  b.  in 
1667,  youngest  son  of  Daniel  Maude,  esq. 
of  Alverthorpe  Hall,  and  great-great  grand- 
son of  John  Maude  de  Stainland,  espoused 

Elizabeth  ,  by  whom  (who  survived  her 

husband  several  years,  and  d.  in  1743,  aged 
seventy-three)  he  had  issue, 


Abraham,  who  d.  young. 

Daniel,  hi^  heir. 

William,  died  in  youth. 

Neville,  b.  in  1706,  and  d.  in  1745, 

having  passed  the  greater  part  of  his 

life  abroad. 


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MAUDE,  OF  KENDAL. 


Ann,  died  unmarried,  in  1716,  aged 
twenty. 

Sarah,  b.  in  1701,  m.  to  Timothy  Schole- 
field,  esq. 

William  Maude,  of  Flanshaw,  d.  in  1708, 
aged  forty-one,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Daniel  Maude,  esq.  of  Wakefield,  b.  in 
1G98,  who  m.  in  1720,  Ann,  daughter  of  — 
Spencer,  esq.  of  Rotherham,  and  had  (with 
other  children,  who  died  young) 

I.  William,  b.  in  1723,  entered  the 
army,  and  died  abroad. 

II.  Daniel,  b.  in  1726,  of  Wakefield, 
who  wedded  Ann,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Todd,  esq.  of  Newstead,  and  by 
her  (who  d.  in  1823,  aged  seventy- 
six)  left  issue  at  his  decease,  in  1787, 
one  son  and  three  daughters,  viz. 

Daniel-Salusbury,  b.  in  1774,  of 
Gray's  Inn,  now  residing  in 
London. 

Sarah,  m.  to  Jeremiah  Naylor,  esq. 

of  Wakefield. 
Ann. 

Elizabeth,  who  m.  in  1803,  Robert 
Mc  Cleverty,  esq.  R.  M.  now 
colonel  commandant  of  the  royal 
marines,  at  Woolwich,  son  of 
William  Mc  Cleverty,  esq.  of 
Antrim,  captain  R.N.  who  sailed 
round  the  world  with  Lord  An- 
son, and  was  a  party  to  the  cap- 
ture of  the  Acapulco  galleon. 
Mrs.  Mc  Cleverty  died  in  1827, 
leaving  issue, 

1.  William-Anson  Mc  Cle- 
verty, a  captain  in  the  48th 
regiment. 

2.  Robert,  a  lieutenant  in  the 
94th  regiment. 


3.  James- Johnson. 

4.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Donatus 
O'Brien,  esq. 

in.  Francis,  of  whom  presently. 

IV.  Elizabeth,  who  d.  in  1796,  aged 
seventy-four. 

V.  Sarah,  who  d.  in  1792,  aged  sixty- 
four. 

VI.  Barbara,  who  d.  in  1797,  aged 
sixty-four. 

Daniel  Maude,  senior,  of  Wakefield,  d.  in 
1759,  aged  sixty-one,  and  was  buried  in  the 
south  choir  of  Wakefield  church.  His 
youngest  son, 

Francis  Maude,  esq.  of  West  Hall,  b.  in 
1731,  espoused,  in  1760,  Mary,  daughter 
and  one  of  the  three  co-heirs  of  John  Skil- 
beck,  esq.  of  Hull,  by  whom  (who  died  in 
1824,  aged  eighty-six  years)  he  had  issue  to 
survive  him, 

John,  his  heir. 

Daniel,  of  Middlewood  Hall,  York- 
shire, who  m.  in  1816,  Jannet,  dau. 
of  George  Munro,  esq.  of  Calder 
Bank,  near  Glasgow,  and  has  issue, 

1.  Daniel-John.  b.  in  1817. 

2.  George-Skilbeck,  b.  in  1819. 

3.  Matilda. 

4.  Elizabeth. 

5.  Jane. 

Ann,  who  d.  unmarried,  in  1829. 
Mary,  who  d.  unmarried,  in  1828. 
Louisa. 

Mr.  Maude,  of  West  Hall,  d.  in  1810,  aged 
seventy-nine,  and  was  s.  by  his  son,  the 
present  John  Maude,  esq.  of  Moor  House, 

Anns,  Crest,  and  3Iotto — See  Maude,  of 
Hatfeild,  p.  83. 

Estates — In  Yorkshire. 

Seat — Moor  House,  near  Wakefield. 


MAUDE,  OF  KENDAL. 

MAUDE,  THOMAS-HOLME,  esq.  of  Kendal,  in  the  county  of  Westmoreland, 
andof  Blawith,  in  Lancashire,  b.  4th  May,  1770,  m.  12th  August,  1801,  Elizabeth, 
only  child  of  Joshua  Marriott,  esq.  of  Rushholme,  by  Ann,  his  wife,  only  surv^iving 
child  of  the  late  Nicholas  Wall,*  esq.  of  Preston,  barrister-at-law. 

This  gentleman,  a  magistrate  for  Westmoreland  and  Lancashire,  and  a  deputy-lieu- 
tenant for  the  former  county,  was  appointed,  in  1803,  lieutenant-colonel  commandant 
of  the  Kendal  volunteers,  and  subsequently  lieutenant-colonel  of  the  Kendal  and  Lons- 
dale local  militia,  which  latter  commission  he  still  holds.  He  succeeded  his  father 
16th  May,  1803. 


•  This  gentleman,  who  died  in  1753,  was  grandson  of  Nicholas  Wall,  who  was  fifteen  at  the  visi- 
tation of  1664. 


MAUDE^  OF  KENDAL. 


89 


Barnabas  Mai'DF.,  esq.  second  son  of  John 
Maude,  esq.  of  Alverthorpe  Flail  wlio  died 
in  1G35,  and  graiidson  of  Jolm  Maude  de 
Stay n land,  espoused  a  lady  named  Marga- 
ret, and  had  issue, 

I.  John,  who  died  before  1667,  leaving 
one  son,  John,  and  two  daughters, 
Margaret  and  Mary, 
n.  Bryan. 

m.  William,  baptized  at  Wakefield,  in 
1635,  m.  Miss  Harper,  of  I  eeds,  and 
d.  in  1708,  having  had  four  sons,  who 
died  unmarried,  and  a  daughter,  the 
wife  of  the  Rev.  —  Twizzleton. 

IV.  Maria. 

V.  Editha. 
The  second  son, 

Bryan  Maude,  esq.  baptized  at  Wake- 
field, 1634,  wedded,  in  i()58,  Jane  More, 
and  by  her  (who  d.  iu  1691)  had  issue, 
Joseph,  his  heir. 

Samuel,  ancestor  of  the  Maudes,  of  the 
Woodlands,  and  of  Sunnyside. 
Bryan  Maude  died  in  1685,  and  w  as  s.  by 
his  son, 

Joseph  Maude,  esq.  of  Sunderland,  in 
the  county  of  Durham,  h.  in  1662.  This 
gentleman  m.  in  1692,  Miss  Sarah  Paddi- 
son,  of  Norton,  by  whom  (who  died  in  1766) 
he  had  issue, 

William,  his  heir. 

Barnabas,  b.  in  1701,  and  died  in  1770. 
Joseph,  h.  iu  1712,  who  m.  Miss  Noble, 

of  Sunderland,  and  died  in  1774. 
Timothy,  b  in  1715,  who  died  in  1741, 
leaving  by  Ann,  his  wife,  who  died 
in  1799,  a  daughter,  m.  to  Mr.  Smea- 
tham,  of  Sunderland. 
Mr.  Maude  died  in  1744,  and  was  s.  by  his 
son, 

William  Maude,  esq.  of  Sunderland,  h. 
in  1699,  who  m.  first,  in  1732,  Margery, 
daughter  of  W.  Rawlinson,  esq.  of  Graith- 
waite  Hall,  in  Lancashire,  but  by  her  had 
no  children.  He  wedded  secondly,  in  1738, 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Thomas  Holme,  esq. 
Mayor  of  Kendal  in  1716  and  1723,  by 
Margaret,  his  wife,  sister  of  Peter  Collin- 
son,  esq.  F.R.S.  and  F.S.A.  of  Mill  Hill, 
in  Middlesex,  and  left  at  his  decease  in 
1753,  (with  another  son,  William,  b.  in 
1740,  who  died  unm.  in  1775)  a  successor, 

Joseph  Maude,  esq.  b.  in  1739,  who,  in 
1773  sold  his  extensive  possessions  in  the 
county  of  Durham,  and  purchasing  other 
estates  in  Westmoreland,  removed  to  that 
shire,  of  which  he  was  appointed  a  magis- 
trate and  deputy  lieutenant.    He  espoused 


in  1768,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Thomas  Holme, 
esq.  of  Kendal,  a  magistrate  for  Westmore- 
land, (by  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  youngest 
daughter  of  Jacob  Morland,  esq.  of  Capple- 
thwaite  Hall,  a  younger  branch  of  the  Mor- 
lands  of  Court  Lodge,  in  Kent)  and  had  issue, 

I.  Thomas-Holme,  his  heir, 

II.  Frederick,  b.  in  1771. 

III.  William,  b.  in  1772,  who  m.  in 
1802,  Jane,  younger  daughter  of 
James  Greenway,  esq.  of  Manches- 
ter, merchant,  and  has  four  sons  and 
five  daughters,  viz. 

1.  Frederick,  in  holy  orders,  M.  A. 
Incumbent  of  Longridge,  in  Lan- 
cashire. 

2.  Thomas-Holme. 

3.  William-Edward. 

4.  Eustace-Montalt. 

5.  Sarah-Elizabeth. 

6.  Jane. 

7.  Margaret. 

8.  Charlotte. 

9.  Emma-Maria. 

IV.  Joseph,  in  holy  orders,  M.A.  m.  in 
1804,  Leah  Cooper,  relict  of  the  Rev. 
George  Bellasis,  JJ  D.  and  has  one 
son,  Joseph,  M.A.  in  holy  orders. 

V.  Warren. 

VI.  Edwin,  at  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope, 
who  m.  in  1817,  Frances-Anne,  only 
daughter  of  the  late  Mr.  Wiggins,  of 
Jamaica,  and  has  issue,  Henry,  Wil- 
liam, and  Frances. 

VII.  John  -  Barnabas,  M.A.  in  holy- 
orders.  Senior  Fellow  of  Queen's 
College,  Oxford. 

VIII.  Charles. 

IX.  Barnabas,  a  merchant  at  Leghorn, 
who  m.  in  1818,  Harriet,  only  sur- 
viving daughter  of  Richard  Arm- 
strong, esq.  late  surgeon  to  the 
British  Army,  in  Canada,  and  lias 
Richard-Armstrong,  and  other  issue. 

X.  Elizabeth-Margaret,  m.  to  Thomas 
Stamp,  esq.  capt.  R.N. 

XI.  Anna-Maria,  m.  to  William  Briggs, 
M.D.  and  has  issue. 

XII.  Charlotte,  m.  to  (the  late)  George 
Hutchins  Bellasis,  esq.  eldest  son  of 
the  late  Major  General  Bellasis,  of 
Bombay,  and  has  four  sons  and  two 
daughters. 

Mr.  Maude  died  16th  May,  1803,  aged  sixty- 
three,  (his  widow  survived  until  1831,  dying 
at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-eight,  with- 
out having  had  to  mourn  the  loss  of  any 
one  of  her  numerous  and  happy  family,) 


90 


MAUDE,  OF  THE  WOODLANDS. 


and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son,  the  present 
Thomas-Holme  Maude,  esq.  of  Kendal  and 
Blawith. 

Arms,  Crest,  and  Motto — See  Maude  of 
Hatfeild. 

Estates — In  Westmoreland,  inherited  from 


his  father,  and  in  Lancashire,  purchased  in 
1806,  by  the  present  proprietor. 

Seats — A  mansion  in  Kendal,  built  and 
entailed  by  the  late  Joseph  Maude,  esq. 
and  Blawith  Cottage,  near  Cartmel,  erected 
by  the  present  Mr.  Maude. 


MAUDE,  OF  THE  WOODLANDS. 

MAUDE,  The  Reverend  HENRY-ROXBY,  L.  L.  B.  b.  in  1799,  m.  in  1829,  Jai», 
daughter  of  Thomas  Meux,  esq.  of  London.  Mr.  Maude  succeeded  to  the  representa- 
tion of  this  branch  of  the  Maudes  upon  the  demise  of  his  father  in  1831. 


Samuel  Maude,  esq.  of  Sunderland,  (a 
younger  son  of  Bryan  Maude,  esq.  h.  in 
1634,  see  Maude,  of  Kendal,  p.  89)  was 
father  of 

Warren  Maude,  esq.  of  Sunnyside, 
who  m.  first,  in  1731,  Mary,  daughter  of  — 
Forster,  esq.  of  Hawthorn,  Durham,  and 
had  issue, 

I.  Samuel,  who  rn.  Hannah,  daughter 
and  heir  of  —  Makepeace,  esq.  of 
Newbottle,  and  d.  in  1755. 

II.  Thomas,  of  whom  presently. 

III.  Forster,  who  died  young. 

He  wedded  secondly,  in  1737,  Sarah,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  Holme,  esq.  mayor  of  Ken- 
dal, temp.  QweewANNE,  by  whom  (who  died 
in  1793,  aged  seventy-four)  he  had  issue,  to 
survive  infancy, 

I.  John,  h.  in  1738,  who  died  unm.  in 
1775. 

II.  Jacob,  of  Sunnyside  and  Selaby.  I 

III.  Mary,  m.  to  Thomas  Stamp,  esq. 
of  Sunderland,  and  dying  in  1776, 
left  four  sons  and  five  daughters. 

I V.  Margaret,  m.  first,  to  Robert  White, 
esq.  of  Shincliff'e,  and  secondly,  to 
Major  Richard  Lluellyn,  by  whom 
(who  died  5th  January,  1829)  she 
left  at  her  decease  in  1822,  an  only 
son,  the  present, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Richard  Llu- 
ellyn, C.B.  who  m.  27th  June, 
1831,  Elizabeth- Augusta,  daugh- 
ter, of  Lieutenant-general  Ray- 
mond, of  the  Lee,  in  Essex,  and 
has  a  son,  Richard,  h.  in  1832. 
Sarah,  relict  of  Joseph  Lamb,  esq. 
of  Ryton. 


VI.  Jane,  relict  of  R.  L.  Lynn,  esq.  of 
Newcastle. 
The  second  son, 

Thomas  Maude,  esq.  of  Newcastle,  h.  in 
1733,  espoused  in  1756,  Margaret,  daughter 
of  John  Holme,  esq.  of  Kendal,  who  died 
during  his  mayoralty,  and  had  issue, 
Thomas,  his  heir. 

Margaret,  m.  to  John  Dixson,  esq.  of 

Clifton,  in  Yorkshire. 
Mary. 

Mr.  Maude  died  in  1777,  aged  fourty-four, 

and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Thomas  Maude,  esq.  of  the  Woodlands, 
near  Harrogate,  h.  in  1770,  who  m.  in  1796, 
Jane,  daughter  of  Henry  Roxby,  esq.  of 
Clapham  Rise,  Surrey,  and  niece  of  Sir 
James  Saunderson,  hart,  and  had  three 
sons,  viz. 

Henry-Roxby. 

Thomas,  h.  in  1801,  M.A.  of  the  Mid- 
dle Temple,  author  of  the  Traveller's 
Lay,  and  many  other  poetical  pieces. 
James,  b.  in  1811,  residing  with  his 

mother  at  the  Woodlands. 
Jane,  m.  in  1824,  to  the  Rev.  Edward 
Carus  Wilson,  B.A.  third  son  of 
William  W.  Carus  Wilson,  esq.  of 
Casterton  Hall,  M.P. 
Mr.  Maude  died  in  1831,  and  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  son,  the  present  Rev.  Henry  Roxby 
Maude. 

Arms,  Crest,  and  Motto — See  Maude  of 
Hatfeild. 

Estates — In  Yorkshire. 

Residence  —  Farnham,  near  Knares- 
borough. 


91 


MAUDE,  OF  SUNNYSIDE. 

MAUDE,  JACOB,  esq.  of  Sunnyside,  in  the  county  of  Durham,  b.  in  1757,  now 
residing"  at  Selaby  Hall,  in  that  shire,  m.  first,  in  1785,  Mary,  daug-hter  of  J.  Fresh- 
field,  esq.  of  Norwich,  and  has  a  son. 

Warren,  of  Green  Bank,  Darlington,  an  acting  magistrate  for  the  county  of 
Durham,  h.  in  1786,  m.  in  1809,  Hannah-Isabella,  daughter  of  Thomas  Wilkin- 
son, esq.  of  Witton  Castle,  and  has  had  issue, 
Warren,  born  in  1811. 
Thomas,  who  died  in  1828. 

Hannah- Elizabeth,  m.  in  1829,  to  Frederick  Hardinge,  esq.  of  Coutham  Mun- 
derville,  in  Durham,  brother  to  the  Right  Hon.  Sir  Henry  Hardinge,  K.C.B. 
Frances-Emily. 

Mr.  Maude  wedded,  secondly,  in  1792,  Ruth,  eldest  daughter  and  co-heiress  of  John 
Mitcheson,  esq.  of  Carlisle,  and  has 

Thomas-Mitcheson,  h.  in  1800,  M.A.  barrister-at-law. 

William,  h.  in  1802,  M.A.  in.  Miss  Lamb,  grand-daughter  of  Joseph  Lamb,  esq.  of 
Ryton. 

Mary,  m.  to  Richard  Moorson,  captain  R.  N.  son  of  vice-admiral  Sir  Robert  Moor- 
son,  K.C.B.  and  has  issue. 
Sarah,  m.  to  the  Rev.  Edward  Egremont,  B.A. 

Mr.  Maude  is  in  the  commission  of  the  peace  for  Northumberland. 


For  an  account  of  this  gentleman's  de- 
scent refer  to  Maude,  of  The  Woodlands. 

Arms,  Crest y  and  Motto — See  Maude,  of 
Hatfeild. 


Estates — In  Durham. 

Seat — Selaby  Hall,  Durham. 


CORBET,  OF  YNYSYMAENGWYN. 


CORBET,  ATHELSTAN,  esq.  of  Ynysymaengwyn,  in  the  county  of  Merioneth, 

b.  24th  June,  1788,  m.  31st  May,  1827,  Julia  Barbara, 
daughter  of  Major-general  Garstin,  of  Calcutta.  Mr. 
Corbet  succeeded  his  paternal  uncle  3rd  December,  1820, 
by  deed  of  settlement,  dated  1758,  made  by  his  great- 
grandmother,  Anne  Owen,  heiress  of  Ynysymaengwyn, 
which  required  that  he  should  cJiange  his  name  of  Mau- 
rice to  Corbet,  and  bear  the  arms  of  Corbet  only. 

He  is  a  magistrate,  and  deputy-lieutenant  for  the 
county  of  Merioneth,  and  served  the  office  of  high-sheriff 
for  that  shire  in  1 825. 


y 


92 


CORBET,  OF  YNYSYMAENGWYN. 


The  family  of  Ynysymaengwyn  owes  its 
Drigin  to  Bleddyn  ap  Kynfyn,  who  was  (in 
right  of  his  mother,  Angharad,  daughter 
and  heiress  of  Meredith  ap  Owen  ap  Howell 
dda,)  Prince  of  Powys. 

In  1237, 

OsBURN  Fitzgerald,  usually  called  Osher 
Wyddel  by  the  natives  of  Wales,  (refer  to 
family  of  Wynne,  of  Peniarth,  vol.  i.  p. 
567)  came  over  into  Wales,  and  was  in  such 
favour  with  Llewellyn  the  Great,  who  then 
reigned  in  Wales,  that  he  made  him  Go- 
vernor of  Harlech  Castle,  and  gave  him  in 
marriage  the  heiress  of  Corsygedol,  his 
ward.    Their  grandson, 

Llewellyn  ap  Cynric,  wedded  Nest, 
daughter  and  heiress  of  Griffith  ap  Adda,  of 
Ynysymaengwyn  and  Dolgoch.  From  this 
period,  the  estates  passed  through  many 
generations  (see  vol.  i.  p.  567),  until  they 
again  centered  in  an  heiress, 

Elizabeth  Wynn  (daughter  of  Humphrey 
Wynn),  who  espoused  Sir  James  Pryse,* 
knt.  second  son  of  John  Pryse,  of  Goger- 
than,  one  of  the  council  of  the  Marches  in 
Wales,  descended  from  Gwaethvoed  Fawr, 
and  the  issue  of  this  marriage  was  an  only 
daughter  and  heiress, 

Bridget  Pryse,  of  Ynysymaengwyn, 
who  m.  first,  Robert  Corbet,  esq.  second 
son  of  Sir  Vincent  Corbet,t  of  Moreton 
Corbet,  by  Frances,  his  wife,  heiress  of 
William  Humfreston,  esq.  of  Humfreston, 
in  Shropshire  (which  estate  was  settled  on 
Robert  Corbet),  and  by  that  gentleman  (who 
died  in  1644)  she  had  a  son,  Vincent,  her 
heir.  She  espoused,  secondly.  Sir  Walter 
Lloyd,  of  Llanfair  Clewedogau,  M.P.  for 
the  county  of  Cardigan. 

Her  eldest  son  and  heir, 

Vincent  Corbet,  esq.  of  Ynysymaen- 
gwyn, was  s.  by  his  son, 

Vincent  Corbet,  esq.  of  Ynysymaen- 
gwyn, who  m.  Ann,  daughter  of  Richard 
or  William  Vaughan,  esq.  of  Corsygedol, 
and  had  four  daughters,  viz. 
Ann,  his  heiress. 

Jane,  m.  first,  to  Thomas  Pryce,  of 
Escairweddan,  in  the  county  of  Me- 
rioneth, and  secondly,  to  Hugh  Wynn, 
LL.  D.  second  son  of  Robert  Wynn, 
of  Bodysgallen,  in  Carnarvonshire. 

Elizabeth,  m.  to  Evan  Glynn,  of  Glynn, 
in  Montgomeryshire. 

Rachael,  m.  to  Love  Parry,  of  Wern 
Fawr,  M.P.  for  Carnarvonshire. 


•  Sir  James  Pryse  died  in  1642. 

+  The  immediate  ancestor  of  the  family  of 
CoBBET  accompanied  William  the  Conqueror  into 
Britain,  and  was  one  of  the  principal  persons  en- 
trusted by  Roger,  Earl  of  Shrewsbury,  in  the 
government  of  his  county  of  Salop. 


I  Mr.VincentCorbetc?.6th  January,  1723,  aged 
seventy-two,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  dau. 

Ann  Corbet,  of  Ynysymaengwyn,  h.  in 
1684,  who  m,  Athelstan  Owen,  esq.  of  Rhiw- 
saison,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  des- 
cended from  Ethelysdan  Glodrydd,  one  of 
the  royal  tribes  of  Wales,  and  had  issue, 
Corbet  Owen,  who  m.  Margaret  Pryse, 

heiress  of  Aberllefenny,  but  d.  s.  p. 
Richard  Owen,  who  d.  unm.  six  months 

after  his  mother. 
Elizabeth  Owen,  7n.  to  the  Rev.  Dr. 
William  Powell,  of  Nanteos,  who  d. 
in  1780.  (See  Powell,  of  Nanteos^ 
vol.  i.  p.  230.) 
Ann  Owen,  who  m.  Pryce  Maurice, f 
esq.  of  Lloran  Ucha  and  Penybont, 
in  Denbighshire,  and  left  issue  at  her 
decease,  5th  October,  1767, 

I.  Edward  Maurice,  who  inhe- 
rited Ynysymaengwyn  on  the 
death  of  his  brother,  Henry- 
Arthur. 

II.  Pryce  Maurice,  in  holy  orders, 
rector  of  Celynin  and  vicar  oi 
Towyn,  in  the  county  of  Merio- 
neth, who  m.  Anne,  daughter  of 
the  Rev.  David  Davies,  rector  of 
Llanfyllin,  in  the  county  of  Meri- 
oneth, by  Anne,  his  wife,  heiress 
of  Rugog,  in  the  same  shire,  and 
left  at  his  demise,  in  1803,  aged 
fifty-eight,  three  sons  and  three 
daughters,  viz. 

Edward-Davies,  >  both  died 
Pryce,  ^  unmarried. 

Athelstan,  wlio  s.  his  uncle, 
Edward,    at  Ynysymaen- 
gwyn, and  is  its  present 
possessor. 
Anne-Susannali. 
Henrietta,  m.  to  Charles  De- 
cimus   Williames,   esq.  of 
Berthdu,  county  of  Mont- 
gomery, and  has  two  dans. 
Henrietta  -  Corbet  Wil- 
liames. 
Anne-Maria  Williames. 


t  The  family  of  Maurice  is  the  oldest  lineal 
male  branch  of  the  descendants  of  Einion  Evell, 
to  whom  so  many  of  the  Welsh  families  in  the 
neighbourhood  of  Oswestry  trace  their  origin. 
The  parishes  of  Llan silly n  and  Rhaydr,  in  Moch- 
rant,  and  still  more  extensive  possessions  in  that 
district  belonged  to  this  family ;  but  GriflSth 
YoUin  de  Lloran  and  Llangedwin  had  several 
sons,  and  he  divided  his  estates  amongst  them. 
His  great-grandson,  Evan  de  Lloran,  had  eight 
sons,  and  he  also  further  divided  his  property 
amongst  them.  What  remained  was  partly  sold 
by  the  late  Edward  Corbet,  and  partly  left  by  him 
away  from  the  legitimate  family.  See  family  of 
Edwards,  or  Ness  Strange. 


NETHERCOAT,  OF 


MOULTON  GRANGE. 


93 


Elizabeth. 
III.  Henry- Arthur  Maurice,  who 

s.  his   grandmother,  at  Ynys- 

ymaengwyn. 
The  heiress  of  Ynysymaengwyn,  surviving 
her  husband,  Athelstan  Owen,  until  18th 
July,  1760,  left  her  estates  by  deed  of  settle- 
ment, dated  1758,  (requiring  that  he  should 
bear  the  name  and  arms  of  Corbet,  instead 
of  Maurice,  and  in  failure  of  male  issue, 
then,  on  the  same  terms,  to  his  elder  brother, 
Edward,  and  eventually  to  the  next  brother, 
Pryce  Maurice)  to  her  youngest  grandson, 
Henry-Arthur  Maurice,  who,  on  in- 
heriting Ynysymaengwyn,  assumed  the 
name  and  arms  of  Corbet.  He  wedded 
Frances,  daughter  of  —  Mostyn,  esq.  of 
Bryngwyn,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, 
but  leaving  at  his  decease,  5th  October,  1782, 
aged  thirty,  an  only  daughter,  Anne,  who  d. 
unmarried,  in  1831,  the  estates  passed,  by 
deed  of  settlement,  to  his  eldest  brother, 

Edward  Maurice,  esq.  of  Ynysymaen- 
gwyn, who  also  assumed  the  surname  of  Cor- 


bet. He  m.  first,  Hannah,  dau.  and  co-heir 
(with  her  sister,  Mary,  wife  of  Sir  John 
Hill,  hart,  of  Hawkestone)  of  John  Chambre, 
esq.  of  Petton,  in  Salop,  and  had  one  dau. 
Elinor,  m.  to  Thomas  Powell,  esq.  of 
Nanteos. 

He  wedded,  secondly.  Miss  Jane  Thomas, 
and  had  another  daughter,  Jane.  He  d.  3rd 
December,  1820,  and  was  s.  by  his  nephew, 
Athelstan  Maurice,  who  took  the  surname 
of  Corbet,  and  is  the  present  possessor  of 
Ynysymaengwyn. 

Arms — Or,  a  raven  ppr. 

Crest — An  elephant  and  castle  ppr. 

Mottoes  —  Over  the  crest,  Virtutis  laus 
actio;  under  the  shield,  Deus  pascit  corvos. 

Estates — In  Merionethshire. 

Seat — Ynysymaengwyn,  in  the  parish  of 
Towyn,  signifying,  in  English,  "The  Island 
of  the  White  Stone,'^  was  entirely  burnt 
in  1642,  by  King  Ch/^rles's  forces.  In  the 
gardens  is  a  stone  of  quartz,  from  which 
the  house  takes  its  name,  and  where  the 
chieftain  administered  justice. 


NETHERCOAT,  OF  MOULTON  GRANGE. 


NETHERCOAT,  JOHN,  esq.  of  Moulton  Grange,  in  the  county  of  Northampton, 

b.  31st  December,  1782,  m.  13thJune,  1812,  Charlotte- 
Frances-Jemima,  third  daughter  of  the  late  William 
Hammond,  esq.  of  St.  Alban's  Court,  in  Kent,  (see  vol.  i. 
p.  132),  and  has  had  issue, 

William-Charles,  h.  11th  September,  1814,  cornet  in 

the  royal  regiment  of  Horse  Guards. 
John-Rowland,  h.  20th  February,  1816. 
Maximilian- Arthur,  b.  26th  May,  1817. 
Henry-Osmond,  b.  27th  December,  1819. 
Frederick-Clayton,  b.  3rd  October,  1822,  and  d.  20th 

May,  1829.  ' 
Charlotte-Eliza-Mary. 

Mr.  Nethercoat  succeeded  his  father  18th  February,  1800. 
He  is  a  magistrate,  and  deputy-lieutenant  for  the  county 
of  Northampton,  and  served  the  office  of  high-sheriff  in 
1822. 


Hmeage. 


John  Nethercoat,  esq.  b.  in  1708,  pur- 
chased estates  in  the  parishes  of  Clipstone, 
Sibbertoft,  Oxendon,  and  Arthingworth, 
and  county  of  Northampton.  He  died  1 1th 
September,  1784,  and  was  succeeded  by  his 
son, 

Roger  Nethercoat,  esq.  b.  10th  May, 
1751,  who  wedded  Mary,  daughter  of  John 
Wright,  esq.  of  Lubenham,  in  the  county  of 
Leicester,  and  dying  18th  February,  1800, 
was  s.  by  his  only  son,  the  present  John 
Nethercoat,  esq.  of  Moulton  Grange, 


^rm^— Party  per  pale  or  and  arg.  on  a 
chev.  az.  between  three  boars'  heads  sa. 
three  roundles. 

Crest — A  wolf's  head. 

Estates — In  the  parish  of  Moulton,  North- 
amptonshire, purchased  a  few  years  since 
from  Colonel  Hatton,  father  of  the  present 
Earl  of  Winchelsea  ;  together  with  lands  in 
the  parishes  of  Clipstone,  Sibbertoft,  Oxen- 
don, and  Arthingworth,  acquired  about  a 
century  ago. 

Seat — Moulton  Grange,  Northampton. 


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SHUCKBURGH,  OF  DOWNTON  HOUSE. 

SHUCKBURGH,  WILLIAM-PIGOTT,  esq.  of  the  Moot,  alias  Downton  House, 
in  the  county  of  Wilts,  captain  of  the  Wiltshire  Militia,  inherited  the  estates  at  the 
demise  of  his  father,  29th  August,  1833. 

Hmcage. 


This  is  a  branch  of  the  ancient  family  of 
SHUCKBURGH,  of  Shuckburgh,  in  the  county 
of  Warwick. 

Sir  Richard  Shuckburgh,  a  devoted  ad- 
herent to  King  Charles  I.  married  thrice, 
but  had  issue  only  by  his  last  wife,  Grace, 
daughter  of  Sir  Thomas  Holte,  hart,  of  As- 
ton, in  Warwickshire,  six  sons  and  three 
daugliters,  of  whom, 

John  (Sir),  the  eldest  son,  Avas  created 
a  BARONET,  26th  June,  1660.  He 
wedded  Catharine,  daughter  of  Sir 
Hatton  Farmer,  knt.  and  was  direct 
lineal  ancestor  of  the  present 

Sir  Francis  Shuckburgh,  hart,  of 
Shuckburgh,  (see  Burke's  Peer- 
age and  Baronetage). 
Charles,  the  fourth  son,  founded  the 

family  we  are  now  treating  of. 
Grace,  m.  Sir  John  Barnard,  hart,  of 

Brampton,  in  Huntingdonshire. 
Elizabeth,  m.  Sir  Edward  Waldo,  knt. 
Sir  Richard  Shuckburgh  died  13th  June, 
1656,  aged  sixty.    His  relict  married,  se- 
condly, John  Keating,  esq.  of  Norraghmore, 
in  the  county  of  Kildare,  subsequently  lord 
chief  justice  of  the  common-pleas,  and  died 
12th  April,  1677.  Sir  Richard's  fourth  son, 
Charles  Shuckburgh,  was  father  of 
Richard  Shuckburgh,  of  Bedford  Street, 
Covent  Garden,  who  was  s.  by  his  son, 

John  Shuckburgh,  of  London,  who  m. 
Miss  Anne  Salt,  and  left  at  his  decease,  in 
1761,  a  son  and  successor, 

John  Shuckburgh,  esq.  of  Downton,  in 
the  county  of  Wilts,  born  in  1774.  This 
gentleman  wedded  Diana,  daughter  of  the 
Rev.  Nicholas  Wei '  .  vicar  of  Downton,  by 


Diana  his  wife,  daughter  of  Sir  Charles 
Shuckburgh,  second  baronet,*  and  had  a 
son  and  successor. 

The  Rev.  Charles -William  Shuck- 
burgh, of  the  Moot,  alias  Downton  House, 
rector  of  Goldhanger,  in  Essex,  A.M.  of 
Oriel  College,  Oxford,  a  magistrate  for  the 
counties  of  Wilts  and  Essex,  who  m.  16th 
July,  179S,  Henrietta,  daughter  of  John 
Blake,  esq.  of  Salisbury,  and  had  issue, 

WiLLiAM-PiGOTT,  his  heir. 

Robert,  in  holy  orders,  rector  of  Ald- 
borough,  Norfolk. 

Charles-Verney,  curate  of  Goldhanger, 
Essex. 

Walter,  h.  in  1814,  lost  two  days  after 
his  father's  death,  in  the  wreck  of  the 
East  Indiaman,  the  Ann  and  Amelia, 
which  was  cast  away  on  the  coast  of 
France,  during  the  destructive  gales 
of  1833. 

Henrietta,  married  in  1828,  to  William 

W  rangham,  son  of  General  Collins. 
Diana,  m.  in  1830,  to  the  Rev.  W.  P. 
Hopton,  vicar  of  Bishop's  Frome, 
Herefordshire. 
Mariana,  married,  in  1827,  to  Richard 
Brouncker,  esq.  of  Boveridge,  high 
sheriff  for  Dorsetshire,  in  1833. 
Mr.  Shuckburgh  d.  29th  August,  1833,  aged 
sixty-one,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son,  the 
present  William  Pigott  Shuckburgh,  esq. 
of  Downton  House. 

Arms — Sa.  a  chevron  engrailed  between 
three  mullets  arg. 

Crest — A  blackamoor,  couped  at  the  waist 
ppr.  with  a  dart  in  his  hand  or. 

Motto — Hffic  manus  ob  patriam. 

Estates — In  Wilts. 

Seat— The  Moot.  The  mansion  is  situated 
near  the  remains  of  a  very  ancient  rampart 
of  earth,  which  forms,  with  the  river  Avon,  a 
semi-circle,  enclosing  an  extraordinary  hill. 
This  hill  has  been,  ifrom  time  immemorial, 
called  the  Moot,  and  is  believed  to  derive  its 
name  from  the  Saxon,  Wittenage  mote,  i.  e. 
seat  of  judgment.  Gigantic  steps  cut  into 
its  side,  towards  the  river,  present  tiers  of 
grassy  benches,  rising  one  above  the  other, 
diminishing  in  length  at  the  top,  and  at  the 
foot  curving  round  a  spacious  area  bordered 
by  the  river. 


*  By  Sir  Charles's  second  wife,  Diana,  daugh- 
ter of  Richard.  Lord  VVilloughby  de  Broke. 


95 


KELLY,  OF  KELLY. 


KELLY,  ARTHUR,  esq.  of  Kelly,  in  the  county  of  Devon,  b.  in  1804,  m.  27th 

October,  1829,  Sophia,  daughter  of  the  late  Robert 
Maitland,*  esq.  formerly  a  merchant  of  the  city  of 
London,  and  has  issue. 


Arthur,  b.  6th  September,  1830. 


Juliana. 

Mr.  Kelly,  a  magistrate  for  Devonshire,  inherited  the 
family  estates  at  the  decease  of  his  grandfather,  Color'^' 
Arthur  Kelly,  in  1823. 


Hineage. 


This  ancient  and  influential  family  has 
been  seated  for  centuries  in  the  county  of 
Devon. 

Sir  —  Kelly,  of  Kelly,  in  that  shire, 
\i\m^  temp.  Richard  I.  was  father  of 

Sir  William  Kelly,  of  Kelly,  knt  36th 
Henry  III.  who  was  s.  by  his  son, 

William  Kelly,  of  Kelly,  who  flourished 
in  the  reign  of  Edward  I.  He  was  s.  by  his 
son, 

John  Kelly,  of  Kelly,  father  of 

Sir  John  Kelly,  knt.  of  Kelly,  living 
44th  Edward  HI.  whose  son, 

Thomas  Kelly,  of  Kelly,  espoused  Eli- 
zabeth, daughter  and  co-heir  of  William 
Talbott,  esq.  of  Talliott  Wike,  in  the  county 
of  Devon,  and  had  a  son, 

Richard  Kelly,  of  Kelly,  which  estate 
he  inherited  at  the  decease  of  his  elder  bro- 
ther, Nicholas.  He  wedded  Jane,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Bratton,  of  Minehead,  in  the 
county  of  Somerset,  and  had  two  sons,  viz. 
John,  his  heir. 

Henry,  living  32nd  Henry  VI.  who 
m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  and  heiress  of 
Richard  Kimber,  of  Trewalward,  in 
the  county  of  Cornwall,  and  founded 
the  family  of  Kelly,  of  Trecarrell. 
The  elder  son, 

John  Kelly,  of  Kelly,  m.  Johanna,  dau. 
of  Henry  Fortescue,  esq.  of  the  county  of 
Devon,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Oliver  Kelly,  of  Kelly,  who  m.  Jane, 
daughter  of  John  Tremaine,  of  Collacombe, 
in  Devonshire,  and  had  issue, 
John,  his  heir. 


Elizabeth,  m.  to  Richard  Pine. 

Jane,  m.  to  John  Moore,  of  Moore,  in 
the  county  of  Devon. 
The  son  and  heir, 

John  Kelly,  esq.  of  Kelly,  m.  Dorothy, 
daughter  of  Richard  Wood,  esq.  of  North- 
tawton,  in  Devon,  and  had  issue, 

Oliver,  his  lieir. 

Henry,  who  m.  Elizabeth  White. 

Anthony. 

James. 

Katherine,  m.  to  William  Bower,  of 

Barnswood,  Devon. 
Ann,  m.  to  John  Whitlock,  of  North- 
tawton. 
The  eldest  son, 

Oliver  Kelly,  esq.  of  Kelly,  espoused 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Henry  Dennis,  of 
Hall,  in  Devonshire,  and  had,  with  other 
issue,  a  son  and  successor, 

Thomas  Kelly,  esq.  of  Kelly,  who  m. 
Blanche,  daughter  of  William  Harris,  esq. 
of  Hayne,  and  had  issue, 

I.  William,  his  heir. 

II.  Oliver. 

III.  Arthur,  in  holy  orders,  who  »«. 
Maria,  daughter  of  John  Conock,  esq. 
of  Treworgie,  in  Cornwall,  and  had  a 
son, 

Francis,  who  succeeded  to  Kelly, 
in  1689. 

IV.  Margery,  to  Arthur  Kelly,  esq. 
of  Moreland,  in  Devon. 

V.  Ann,  m.  to  Matthew  Scawen. 

VI.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  John  Furlong,  esq. 
of  Tamerton. 


*  Of  a  family  of  Scottish  descent,  and,  for  the  last  three  generations,  settled  in  London  as  merchants. 
Its  present  representative  is  Robert  Maitland,  esq.  of  the  Temple  barrister-at-law. 


96 


KELLY,  OF  KELLY. 


VII.  Grace. 

VIII.  Maria. 

IX.  Blanch. 

Thomas  Kelly  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 
William  Kelly,  esq.  of  Kelly,  living  in 

1620,  aged  thirty-two,  wlio  m.  Phillippa, 

daughter  of  John  Conock,  esq.  of  Treworgie, 

and  had,  with  four  daughters,  two  sons, 

Thomas,  b.  in  1616,  and 

John  Kklly,  esq.  of  Kelly^  who  d.  in 

1689,  and  devised  his  estates  to  his  first 

cousin, 

Francis  Kelly,  esq.  who  then  became  of 
Kelly.  He  m.  Joan,  daughter  of —  Tucker, 
esq.  of  Holdsworth)  in  Devon,  and  dying 
in  December,  1690,  was  buried  at  Kelly, 
and  left,  with  two  daughters,  Joan,  m.  14th 
September,  1693,  to  John  Tillam,  and  Phi- 
lippa,  an  only  son  and  successor, 

Arthur  Kelly,  esq.  of  Kelly,  who  es- 
poused Susanna,  daughter  of  William  Han- 
cock, esq.  of  St.  Germains,  in  Cornwall,  and 
by  that  lady  (who  was  interred  at  Kelly, 
21st  January,  1747)  had  issue, 

I.  Arthur,  his  heir. 

II.  Grace,  baptized  26th  August,  1705, 
married,  19tli  June,  1734,  to  Edward 
Puckey,  gentleman,  of  Liskard,  Corn- 
wall. 

III.  Phillippa,  baptized  6th  July,  1706, 
m.  to  —  Webbe,  gentleman,  of  Salt- 
asli. 

IV.  Susanna,  baptized  15th  November, 
1708,  m.  23rd  May,  1740,  to  George 
Wormington  Bewes,  esq.  of  St. 
Stephens,  near  Launceston. 

V.  Mary,  baptized  2nd  January,  1709, 
m.  to  the  Rev.  William  Kelly,  vicar 
of  Brewerd,  and  d.  in  1739. 

Mr.  Kelly  d.  18th  October,  1711,  and  was  s. 
by  his  only  son, 

Arthur  Kelly,  esq.  of  Kelly,  who  m. 
Mary,  daughter  of  William  Tucker,  esq.  of 
Coriton,  in  the  county  of  Devon,  and  had 
by  her  (who  d.  in  1781)  six  sons  and  two 
daughters,  viz. 

I.  Arthur,  his  heir. 

II.  William,  baptized  10th  May,  1745, 
d.  in  infancy. 

III.  Francis- John,  a  captain  in  the  18th 
or  Royal  Irish  Regiment,  baptized 
12th  May,  1749,  m.  in  1782,  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Thomas  Oakeley, 
esq.  of  Deal,  in  Kent. 

IV.  William-Hancock,  an  admiral  of 
the  Blue,  baptized  6th  April,  1751. 

V.  Benedictus  -  Marwood,  of  Holds- 
worthy,  Devon,  attorney-at-law,  bap- 
tized 12th  August,  1752,  m.  Mary, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Coombe,  gent,  of 
Holdsworthy,  and  bad  issue, 

1.  William,  a  commander  R.N. 


2.  Benedictus  -  Marwood,  captain 
R.N. 

3.  Francis,  of  New  Inn,  London, 
attoriiey-at-law. 

4.  Mary. 

5.  Another  daughter. 

VI.  Thomas,  of  Burrington,  in  Devon- 
shire, baptized  3rd  September,  1760, 
m.  in  17b3,  Miss  Viny,  of  Stoke,  in 
Cornwall. 

VII.  Susannah,  baptized  3rd  June,  1746, 
d.  1769. 

VIII.  Mary. 

Mr.  Kelly  d.  in  March,  1762,  and  was  s,  by 
his  eldest  son, 

Arthur  Kelly,  esq.  of  Kelly,  colonel  of 
tlie  South  Devon  militia,  baptized  15th  July, 
1742.  He  espoused  Dorothea-Juliana,  dau. 
of  Edward  Drewe,  esq.  of  Exeter,  by  Do- 
rothea-Juliana his  wife,  daughter  and  even- 
tual co-heiress  of  the  Right  Hon.  George 
Treby,  of  Plympton,  in  the  county  of 
Devon,*  and  had  issue, 

I.  Arthur,  baptized  15th  June,  1773, 
m.  Mary,  only  child  of  John  Godwin, 
esq.  of  Portsmouth,  banker,  and 
dying  in  the  lifetime  of  his  father, 
left  an  only  child, 

Arthur,  successor  to  his  grand- 
father. 

II.  Edward  a  captain  in  the  army,  bap- 
tized 26th  January,  1779,  m.  Miss 
Sarah  Braddon,  and  had  an  only 
child,  Edward. 

III.  Mary,  m.  to  the  Rev.  Edward  Mors- 
head,  rector  of  Colstead,  in  Cornwall, 
and  of  Kelly,  in  the  county  of  Devon. 

IV.  Elizabeth^ 

V.  Phillippa,  ni.  to  Thomas  Sowdon, 
esq. 

VI.  Susanna. 

Colonel  Kelly  d.  in  1823,  and  was  s.  by  his 
grandson,  the  present  Arthur  Kelly,  esq. 
of  Kelly. 

Arms — Arg.  a  chevron  between  three 
billets  gu. 

Crest — Out  of  a  ducal  coronet  gu.  an  os 
trich's  head  arg.  holding  in  the  beak  a  horse 
shoe  or. 

Estates — In  the  parishes  of  Kelly,  Dun- 
leston,  and  Bradstone,  in  Devon,  and  at  Le- 
zant,  in  Cornwall ;  the  parish  of  Kelly  has 
becM  in  the  possession  of  the  family  time  im- 
memorial. The  Kellys  formerly  held  the 
manors  of  Heavitree  and  Corriton,  in  De- 
vonshire, and  of  St.  Germains,  in  Cornwall. 

Seat— KeWy,  Devon. 


*  By  Charity,  his  wife,  co-heiress  of  Roger 
Hele,  esq.  of  Graton  and  Halwe}!,  in  Devonshire 


97 


VOWE,  OF  HALLATON. 

VOWE,  THOMAS,  esq.  of  Hallaton,  in  the  county  of  Leicester,  b.  22nd  March 
1792,  m.  I5th  July,  1820,  Sarah,  only  child  and  heiress  of  the  late  James  Howes,  esq. 
of  Thoring-ton,  near  Colchester,  in  Essex,  and  has  surviving  issue, 

I.  Elizaheth-Catherine.  ii.  Clara.  iii.  Anna. 

Mr.  Vowe  succeeded  his  father  in  February,  17913. 

Umcage. 


The  family  of  Vowe  is  of  great  antiquity, 
and  has  possessed  the  manor  of  Hallaton, 
since  the  year  1401. 

John  Hackluit,  espoused  in  the  begin- 
ing  of  the  fourteenth  century,  Alice,  daugh- 
ter and  heiress  of  Theobald  Neville,  and 
grandaughter  of  Hasculphus  Neville,  whose 
wife,  Christiana,  held  the  manor  of  Halla- 
ton in  1275.  By  this  marriage  he  obtained 
Hallaton,  and  had  issue, 
William,  his  heir. 

Margaret,  successor  to  her  brother. 
John  Hackluit  died  in  1362,  seised  of  one 
messuage,  one  carucate  of  land,  two  marks 
rent,  and  a  certain  meadow  at  Hallaton, 
held  of  the  heirs  of  Robert  Peveril,  by  the 
service  of  threepence  a  year,  and  a  suit  of 
court  at  Hallaton,  twice  a  week.    His  son, 

William  Hackluit,  of  Hallaton,  died 
without  issue,  and  was  s.  by  his  sister, 

Margaret  Hackluit,  who  conveyed  the 
manor  of  Hallaton  in  marriage  to  William 
Deixtre,  servant  to  King  Henry  IV.  when 
Earl  of  Derby.  The  granddaughter  and 
heiress  of  this  alliance, 

Margerie  Deixter,  espoused  first,  in 
1405,  John  Myton,  and  secondly,  William 
Vowe.  She  obtained  temp.  Henry  IV.  a 
grant  of  the  manor  of  Hallaton,  and  was 
direct  ancestor  of 

Leonard  A'owe,  esq.  of  Hallaton,  who 
espoused  Dorothy,  daughter   of  William 

2. 


Cotton,  esq.  and  by  her,  who  died  15th 
June,  1C66,  aged  eighty-three,  left,  at  his 
decease  in  March,  1645,  a  son  and  suc- 
cessor, 

Thomas  Vowe,  esq.  of  Hallaton,  born  in 
1628,  who  m.  Jane,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Robert  Dowley,  rector  of  Elford,  in  Staf- 
fordshire, and  was  s.  at  his  death  in  1691, 
by  his  son, 

Leonard  Vowi.,  esq.  of  Hallaton,  h.  in 
1664,  who  m.  first,  in  1690,  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Edward  Reynolds, 
D.D.  Archdeacon  of  Norfolk,  and  Rector 
of  Kingsthorpe,  but  by  that  lady,  who  died 
the  year  after  her  marriage,  he  had  no  child. 
He  espoused  secondly,  Martha,  eldest  daugh- 
ter and  eventual  heiress  of  Richard  Butler,* 
esq.  of  Preston  Copes,  in  the  county  of 
Nortliampton,  lineal  descendant  of  Sir 
Robert  de  Boteler,  cousin  and  cupbearer  to 
William  the  Conqueror,  and  had  a  son 
and  successor  (at  his  decease  in  1709), 

George  Vowe,  esq.  who  m.  Miss  Sutton, 
and  left  at  his  decease  a  son  and  succes- 
sor, 

Thomas  Vowe,  esq.  This  gentleman,  an 
oflicer  in  the  Enniskillen  Dragoons,  car- 
ried the  colours  at  the  battle  of  Minden, 
and,  as  his  monumental  inscription  in  the 
church  of  Hallaton  attests,  "  served  his 
majesty  with  honour  in  that  glorious  con- 
tinental war,  which  reflects  so  much  lustre 
on  the  British  arms,  and  wliich  was  termi- 
nated by  the  peace  of  Paris  in  1763."  He 
espoused  Elizabeth,  the  eldest  daughter  of 
John  Smalley,  esq.  by  Elizabeth  his  wife, 
daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Halford,  baronet, 
of  Wiston,  and  cousin  to  the  last  baronet 
of  that  name,  Sir  Charles  Halford,  whose 
widow,  Lady  Denbigh,  died  in  1815.  By 
this  lady ,  who  died  5th  August,  1782,  he  had 
issue, 


*  Through  this  marriage  the  Vowes  quarter  the 
golden  cups  in  their  armori-al  ensigns.  Mr.  Vowe 
possesses  all  the  old  Butler  family  plate,  with  thd 
cups  for  crest  and  arms  ;  portraits  of  several  o. 
the  Butlers'  adorn  the  Hall  at  flallaton,  and  one 
room  in  the  house  still  continues  fitted  up  witli 
the  ancient  tapestry  used  by  the  same  family. 


98 


FARQUHARSON, 


OF  INVERCAULD. 


Leonard,  his  heir. 

Hungerford,  a  captain  in  the  army. 

Elizabeth,  m.  to  the  Rev.  J.  Gregory, 
rector  of  St.  Martin's,  Leicester. 
Mr.  Vowe  died  27th  January,  1785,  having 
received  a  musket  shot  in  the  knee,  and  was 
s.  by  his  son, 

Leonard  Vowe,  esq.  of  Hallaton,  who 
m.  11th  October,  1788,  Anna,  daughter,  of 
Thoroton  Pocklington,  esq.  of  Kinoulton, 
in  the  county  of  Nottingham,  and  died  in 
February,  1793,  aged  twenty-five  years, 
leaving  a  daughter,  Elizabeth-Ann,  wife  of 
the  late  John  Sutton  Webster,  esq.  of  Not- 
tingham, and  a  son,  Thomas,  the  present 


proprietor  of  Hallaton,  and  representative  of 
this  ancient  family. 

Arms — Or,  on  abend  between  two  cottises 
gu.  three  estoiles  of  six  points,  of  the  first, 
Vowe,  impaling  az.  a  bend  between  six 
covered  cups  or,  for  Butler. 

Crest — A  lion  rampaat  gu. 

Motto — Vows  should  be  respected. 

Estate — At  Hallaton,  in  Leicestershire, 
consisting  of  the  manor  of  Hallaton,  some- 
times called  Hackluit,  granted  by  Henry 
IV.  to  Margerie  Deixie,  wife  of  William 
Vowe. 

Seat — Manor  House,  Hallaton. 


FARQUHARSON,  OF  INVERCAULD. 


FARQUHARSON,  CATHERINE,  of  Invercauld,  in  the  county  of  Aberdeen,  inhe- 
rited the  estates  and  became  chief  of  the  clan* 
upon  the  demise  of  her  father,  in  1806.  She 
wedded,  16th  June,  1798,  Captain  James 
Ross,  R.  N.  second  son  of  Sir  John  Lock- 
hart  Ross,  bart.  of  Balnagowan,  by  Elizabeth, 
his  wife,  eldest  daughter  of  President  Dundas. 
By  Captain  Ross,  who  took  the  name  of 
Farquharson,  and  died  in  1810,  the  heiress 
of  Invercauld  has  had  issue, 

James  Farquharson,  a  magistrate  and  de- 
puty lieutenant  for  Aberdeenshire,  m.  30th 
April,  1833,  Janet  Hamilton,  eldest  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  General  Francis  Dumlas, 
of  Sanson,  Berwickshire. 
Amelia  Farquharson,  m.  to  Francis  Grant, 

esq.  and  died  in  1827. 
Elizabeth  Farquharson. 


"  The  representative  of  this  ancient  family/^ 
saith  Douglas,  in  the  Baronage, "  is  the  head 
or  chief  of  the  powerful  and  numerous  clan 
Farquharson.  They  had  large  possessions 
in  the  Braes  of  Mar,  (the  head  of  Aber- 
deenshire) and  the  adjacent  countries.  They 
also,  like  other  great  highland  families,  had 
their  bards  and  senachies,  who  faithfully 
handed  down  their  brave  actions  ;  and  it  is 
agreed  by  all  our  historians,  that  they  were 
a  race  of  valiant  and  warlike  people,  steady 
in  their  loyalty  to  their  king,  and  always 
ready  to  fight  in  defence  of  the  liberties  of 
their  country."  The  house  of  Invercauld 
derives  its  descent  from 

Shaw  Mc  Duff,  (sprung  from  a  younger 
son  of  the  potent  Thanes  of  Fife)  who  had 
a  son  called  Farquhar,  who  settled  in  Mar, 


in  the  reign  of  Robert  II.  (1371)  and  was 

made  bailie  and  chamberlain  thereof :  his 
sons,  as  was  customary  in  that  early  period, 
obtaining  the  surname  of  Farquharsons, 
sons  of  Farquhar,  founded  many  opulent 
and  puissant  houses  in  Scotland.  The 
eldest, 

Donald  Farquharson,  wedded  a  daugh- 
ter of  Robertson,  of  Calvine,  and  had  an 
only  son, 

Farquhar  Farquharson,  who  espoused 
a  daughter  of  Chisholm,  of  Straglash,  and 
had  (with  junior  issue,  which  settled  in  the 
braes  of  Angus,  and  founded  several  families 
of  Farquharson)  a  son  and  successor, 

Donald  Farquharson,  who,  in  consider- 
ation of  the  eminent  services  he  had  ren- 
dered to  the  crown,  obtained  considerable 


•  The  Farquhahsons  of  Finzean  also  claim  this  honour. 


FARQUIIARSON, 


OF  INVERCAULD. 


99 


additions  to  Ins  inheritance.  He  m.  a  daugh- 
ter of  J)uucan  Stewart,  of  tlie  family  of 
Mar,  and  had  a  son  and  heir, 

Ffndla,  commonly  called  Findla  More, 
from  his  gigantic  size  and  great  strength, 
a  man  of  daring  courage  and  of  a  bold  and 
determined  character.  His  descendants 
in  the  Highlands  were  called  (according  to 
Douglas)  Clan  lanla,  and  the  head  of  the 
family  Mack  lanla,  though,  before  this 
period,  they  were  called  in  the  Gaelic 
language,  Clan  Erachar,  and  most  of  the 
branches  were  called  Mackerachars,  and 
several  of  them  still  retain  that  name.  In 
like  manner,  some  of  the  descendants  of 
Findla  (settling  in  the  low  lands  with  the 
designation  of  Mack  lanla)  had  it  after- 
wards converted  into  the  name  of  Findlay- 
son."  Findla  m.  first,  Beatrix,  daughter  of 
George  Garden,  of  that  Ilk,  and  had  (with 
three  younger  sons,  who  all  acquired  estates, 
and  founded,  with  many  others,  the  house  of 
Farquharson,  of  Finzean,*  now  represented 
by  Archibald  Farquharson,  esq.)  a  son 
and  heir,  Robert.  He  espoused  secondly, 
a  daughter  of  the  Baron  Roy,  of  Kincardin 
Stewart,  and  had  other  children,  seated  in 
Perthshire.  This  gallant  warrior  was  killed 
at  Pinkie,  in  1547,  bearing  the  royal  ban- 
ner, and  was  buried  in  the  church  yard  of 
Invercauld.    He  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Robert  Farquharson,  of  Invercauld, 
who  m.  Marjory,  daughter  of  John  Reid,  of 
Straloch,  and  dying,  temp.  James  VI.  was 

by  his  son, 

John  Farquharson,  of  Invercauld,  who 
left,  by  his  first  wife,  a  daughter  of  Barclay, 
of  Garthly,  an  only  son, 

Robert  Farquharson,  of  Invercauld, 
who  wedded  Margaret  Erskine,  of  Pitodrie, 
and  was  s.  at  his  decease,  in  the  reign  of 
Charles  II.  by  his  elder  son, 

Alexander  Farquharson,  of  Inver- 
cauld, who  m.  Isabella,  daughter  of  William 
Macintosh,  of  that  Ilk,  and  had  three  sons, 
viz. 

William,  his  heir. 

John,  successor  to  his  brother. 

Alexander,  of  Monaltrie,  who  m.  Anne, 
daughter  of  Francis  Farquharson,  of 
Finzean,  and  had  (with  three  daugh- 
ters) three  sons, 

1 .  John,  who  m.  Elizabeth  Ogilvie, 
of  Clunie,  and  d.  s.  p. 

2.  Francis,  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Eyre,  esq.  of  Hassan, 
Derbyshire. 

3.  Robert,  m.  first,  a  daughter  of 
William  Keith,  esq.  of  Bruxie  ; 
and  secondly,  Anne,  daughter  of 
William  Baird,  esq.  of  Auch- 
medden,  and  had  issue. 


*  The  Finzean  family  call  their  ancestor,  eHesl 
son  of  Findla. 


The  eldest  son, 

William  Farquharson,  esq.  of  Inver- 
cauld, died  unm.  and  was  s.  by  his  brother, 

John  Farquharson,  esq.  of  Invercauld, 
who  m.  first,  Isabella,  daughter  and  co-heir 
of  Sir  Alexander  Burnet,  bart.  of  Craig- 
myllie,  and  had  several  children,  who  all  d. 
young.    He  m.  secondly.  Christian,  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  Robert  Menzies,  bart.  of  Weem, 
and  had  one  daughter,  who  d.  unm.  He 
espoused  thirdly,  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Lord  James  Murray,  son  of  the  Marquess 
of  Athol,  and  had, 
James,  his  heir. 
John,  who  died  young. 
Anne,  (the  celebrated  Lady  Macintosh, 
who  assisted   Prince   Charles,  in 
1745,  by  heading  her  husband's  clan) 
m.  to  Eneas  Macintosh,  of  Macintosh. 
Margaret,  d.  unmarried. 
The  Laird  of  Invercauld  married  fourthly, 
Jean  Forbes,  of  Waterton,  and  had  one  son, 
Robert,  who  died  unm.  and  two  daughters. 
Mary,  m.  to  Captain  Oliver ;  and  Fanny, 
m.  to  —  Donaldson,  esq.    He  was  s.  at  his 
decease  in  1750,  by  his  son, 

James  Farquharson,  esq.  of  Invercauld, 
who  espoused  Amelia,  daughter  of  Lord 
Geo.  Murray,  and  relict  of  Lord  Sinclair, 
by  whom  he  had  four  daughters,  Amelia, 
Fanny,  Matilda,  and  Catherine,  who  all  d. 
unm.  except  the  youngest.  He  died  in 
1806,  and  w^as  s.  by  his  only  surviving 
daughter,  the  present  Catherine  Farqu- 
harson, of  Invercauld. 

Arms — Quarterly,  first  and  fourth,  or,  a 
lion  rampant  gu.  armed  and  langued,  as  the 
paternal  coat  of  the  name  of  Farquharson. 
Second  and  third,  arg.  a  fir  tree  growing 
out  of  a  mount  in  base,  seeded,  ppr.  on  a 
chief  gu.  the  banner  of  Scotland  in  bend 
displayed  ;  a  canton  of  the  first  charged 
with  a  dexter  hand  couped  at  the  wrist,  in 
fesse  holding  a  dagger  point  downwards  ppr. 
The  Fir  Tree  is  borne  from  an  ancient 
custom  of  carrying  twigs  of  fir  as  a  badge 
in  the  time  of  battle. 

The  Banner — is  commemorative  of  the 
death  of  Findla  More,  who  fell  at  Pinkie, 
bearing  the  royal  standard. 

The  Hand  and  Daager — in  the  canton, 
records  that  another  ancestor  of  the  Farqu- 
harsons  slew  the  rebel  Cundng,  of  Stra- 
tlieogie. 

Crest — A  lion  issuant,  gu.  holding  a  sword 
in  his  dexter  paw  ppr.  pomelled  or. 

Supporters — Two  wild  cats  ppr. 

Motto — Fide  et  fortitudine. 

Estate — Invercauld,  parish  of  Braemar, 
Aberdeenshire,  possessed  since  the  reign  of 
Robert  II. 

Town  Residence  —  7,  Charlotte  Square, 
Edinburgh. 

Seat  —  Invercauld,  Aberdeenshire;  and 
'  Marlie,  Perthshire. 


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HUTCHINSON,  OF  WHITTON  HOUSE. 


HUTCHINSON,  GEORGE,  esq.  of  Whitton  House,  in  the  county  of  Durham, 

b.  20th  September,  1768,  m.  16th  May,  1793,  Charlotte- 
Barbara,  daughter  and  co-heiress  of  Thomas  Dawson, 
esq.  of  Tanfield,  in  the  same  shire,  and  has  issue, 


George-Thomas,  h,  15th  March,  1794,  m.  in  1826, 
Elizabeth,  only  daughter  of  Captain  John  Mercer,  of 
the  East-India  service. 

Charles-Francis,  h.  22nd  July,  1796. 

Charlotte,  died  young. 

Catherine-Mary,  »w.  to  Joze  Luis  Fernandes,  grandson 
and  representative  of  the  late  Marquis  of  Tavora, 


Mr.  Hutchinson,  a  deputy-lieutenant  for  the  palatinate 
succeeded  his  father  24th  February,  1804. 


The  family  of  Hutchinson  is  supposed  to 
derive  from  Uitonensis,  who  came  over 
from  Castle  Cronenburg  with  Harold  Har- 
FAGER,  and  settled  at  (or  near)  Bishop  Mid- 
dleham,  then  a  fortified  place. 

A  family  of  Hutchinsons  was  settled  at 
Cowlam  or  Cowland,  in  Yorkshire,  about  the 
middle  of  the  thirteenth  century,  and  from 
that  descended  Richard  and  John  Hutchin- 
son, who  went  to  Ireland,  and  the  celebrated 
Colonel  Hutchinson,  the  parliamentary 
governor  of  Nottingham  Castle. 

Thomas  Hutchinson,  of  Cornforth,  in 
Durham  (son  of  Thomas  Hutchinson  and 
—  AUanson),  espoused  18th  January,  1579, 
Janet  Armstrong,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Robert,  h.  20th  October,  1579,  m. 
3rd  January,  1606,  Agnes  Morland, 
and  had  (with  a  younger  child, 
Peter,  who  m.  in  1653,  Mary  Johnson 
Kells)  a  son  and  successor, 

John  Hutchinson,  of  Middleham, 
b.  in  1612,  who  m.  11th  Sep- 
tember, 1638,  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Bedford, 
A.B.  and  had  a  son, 

Thomas  Hutchinson,  who 
wedded  15th  April,  1673, 
Elizabeth  Lynn,  and  was  s. 
by  his  son, 

Thomas  Hutchinson,  of 
Cornforth,  h.  hi  1674, 
who  m.  Ann  Hassvvell, 
d  had  issue, 


1.  Thomas,  6.  in  1702, 
m.  in  1727,  Jane 
Surtees. 

2.  William,  h.  in 
1705,  m.  in  1728, 
Hannah  Double- 
day,  of  Butterby, 
and  dying  in  1777, 
left  a  son, 

William  Hut- 
chinson, the 
historian  of 
Durham,  b. 
31st  Decem- 
ber, 1732,  m. 
30th  Septem- 
ber, 1758, 
MissElizabeth 
Marshall,  de- 
scended from 
Sir  Thomas  de 
Ogle,  and  dy- 
ing 7th  April, 
1814,  left  is- 
sue, 

Robert  - 
Marshall, 
6.  in  1764. 

Elizabeth  - 
Winifred. 

Hannah. 

Frances. 

Mary. 


HUTCHINSON,  OF  WHITTON  HOUSE. 


lOi 


3.  Elizabeth,  b.  in 
1699,  m.  ill  1719, 
Bryan  Roper,  esq. 
of  Trimdon,  and 
had  a  son, 

Robert  Roper, 
LL.D.  chan- 
cellor of  the 
diocese  of 
York,  who  m. 
in  1754,  Lady 
Harriet  Hay, 
daughter  of 
George,  7th 
Earl  of  Kin- 
noul,  but  died 
*•  P- 

If.  Thomas,  b.  26th  December,  1585, 
who  m.  in  1633,  Eliz.  Richardson, 
and  had  a  son, 

Henry,  who  m.  8th  May,  1677, 
Mary  Legge,  and  had  issue. 

III.  Cuthbert,  b.  in  1590. 

IV.  Richard. 
The  fourth  son, 

Richard  Hutchinson,  esq.  baptized  30th 
April,  1592,  espoused  Agnes  Meriall,  and 
left  (with  a  daughter,  Meriall,  m.  in  1640, 
to  Cuthbert  Speke)  a  son  and  successor, 

William  Hutchinson,  esq.  baptized  11th 
March,  1620,  who  m.  in  1648,  Ann,  daugh- 
ter of    Woodhouse,  esq.  of  Brandon 

House,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Peter,  &.  in  1649,  who  tn.  in  1682, 
Miss  Anne  Arrowsraith,  and  had, 
with  other  issue, 

1.  Humphrey,  of  Cornforth  and 
Humberknowle,  in  the  county 
of  Durham,  at  whose  decease 
without  issue,  in  1750,  the  estate 
and  seat  of  Cornforth  were  sold 
to  Ralph  Lambton,  esq.  of  Lamb- 
ton,  who  alienated  them  to  the 
Burrells,  by  whom  they  were 
sold  to  Mr.  Charles  Garthorne. 

2.  Thomas,  in  holy  orders,  rector 
of  Horsham,  DD.  b.  17th  May, 
1698,  editor  of  Xenophon's  Cy- 
ropedia  and  Anabasis. 

II.  William,  b.  in  1656,  who  m.  Miss 
Margaret  Woodhouse,  and  had  a  son, 
William,  b.  in  1710. 

III.  Thomas,  of  whom  presently. 

IV.  Mary. 

V.  Elizabeth. 
The  third  son, 

Thomas  Hutchinson,  esq.  baptized  20th 
April,  1661,  purchased  the  estate  of  Whit- 
ton.  He  m.  18th  June,  1705,  Sarah,  daugh- 
ter and  co-heiress  of  Henry  Law,  esq.  of 
Billingham,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Henry  Hutchinson,  esq.  of  Whitton  and 
Bishopton,  b.  in  1706,  who  m.  in  1728,  Mary, 
daughter  of  —  Scurfield,  esq.  of  Crimdon 
House,  and  had  issue. 


George,  his  heir. 

Thomas,  of  Bishopton,  who  m.  in  1781 
Miss  Mary  Brown,  of  Welbourn,  in 
Lincolnshire,  and  had  a  son, 

Thomas,  of  Stockton  and  Brunton, 
who  m,  in  3  809,  Mary-Sarah,, 
daughter  and  co-heiress  of  John 
Stuart,  esq.  and  ^rand-daughter 
of  Thomas  Dawson,  esq.  of  Tan- 
field,  by  whom  he  had  four  sons 
and  five  daughters,  viz. 

1.  Henry,  b.  in  1810. 

2.  Thomas,  b.  in  1811. 

3.  John-Alexander,  b.  in  1820. 

4.  George -Stuart-Dawson,  6. 
in  1826. 

5.  Mary. 

6.  Charlotte. 

7.  Susannah-Maria. 

8.  Agnes. 

9.  Emily. 

Henry ,.of  Stockton  and  Kirklevington,. 

who  d.  uiim.  28th  January,  1811,. 

aged  seventy-seven. 
John,  of  Penrith,  Cumberland,  who  m. 

Miss  Mary  Monkhouse,  of  the  same 

town,  and  had  issue, 

1.  John,  who  tn.  first.  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Wilkinson,  of  Penrith,  and 
had  two  daughters,  Elizabeth 
and  Jane,  who  both  d.  unm.  in 
1827.  He  wedded,  secondly, 
in  1800,  Elizabeth-Caroline,  dau. 
of  Charles-Bathurst  Sleigh,  esq., 
of  Stockton  and  Arkendale,  and 
had,  with  other  issue,  a  son, 

George -William,  who  has 
assumed  the  surname  of 
SuTroN,  and  is  the  present 
George -William  Sutton, 
esq.  of  Elton.  (See  that 
family.) 

2.  Thomas,  who  w.  his  cousin,  Miss 
Mary  Monkhouse. 

3.  Henry. 

4.  George. 

5.  Mary,  m.  to  William  Words- 
worth, the  poet. 

6.  Sarah. 

7.  Elizabeth. 

8.  Joanna. 
The  eldest  son  and  heir, 

George  Hutchinson,  esq.  of  Whitton 
and  Stockton,  banker,  espoused  Catherine,^ 
daughter  of  Francis  Forster,  esq.  of  Buston, 
by  Frances,  his  wife,  daughter  of  Charles 
Bathurst,  esq.  of  Skutterskelf,  M.P.  for 
Richmond,  and  had  issue, 
George,  his  heir. 
Henry,  b.  13th  May,  1778. 
Frances-Mary,  who  m.  15th  July,  1800, 
Charles  Swain,  esq.  son  of  Mr.  Al- 
derman Samuel  Swain,  of  Essex^ 
%nd  has  a  son. 


102 


MUSKETT,  OF  INTWOOD  HALL. 


George-Hutchinson  Swain,  h.  31st 
May,    1801,    m.   Anne,  eldest 
daughter  of  Francis  Dickson, 
esq.  of  Harpham,  in  Yorkshire. 
Mr.  Hutcliinson  died  24th  February,  1804, 
aged  seventy-four,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 
the  present  George  Hutchinson,  esq.  of 
Whitton. 


Arms — Party  per  pale  gu.  and  az.  sem^e 
of  cross  crosslets  and  a  lion  rampant  or. 

Crest — Out  of  a  ducal  coronet  a  cock- 
atrice az. 

Motto — Nihil  humani  aliennm. 
Estates — In  the  county  of  Durham. 
Seat — Whitton  House,  Durham. 


MUSKETT,  OF  INTWOOD  HALL. 


MUSKETT,  JOSEPH-SALSBURY,  of  Intwood  Hall,  in  the  county  of  Norfolk, 
b.  in  1784,  inherited  the  estates  at  the  decease  of  his  father,  in  February,  1832,  m. 
Mary,  only  daughter  of  William  Jary,  esq.  of  Burlingham,  in  the  same  shire,  and  has 
one  daughter,  Marian. 


y 


This  family  resided  and  possessed  lands 
in  the  parish  of  Haughleigh,  in  Suffolk,  in 
the  reigns  of  Henry  VIIL  Edward  VI.  and 
Elizabeth,  and  a  branch  continued  there 
until  the  year  1774. 

William  Muskett,  esq.  who  was  living 
at  Haughleigh  in  1565,  purchased  in  1598, 
an  estate  in  Rockland  St.  Peter's,  called 
'*  Ladle's  Manor,"  having  been  the  property 
of  Lady  Bigod.  He  d.  in  1619,  and  was  s. 
by  his  son, 

Robert  Muskett,  esq.  a  warm  adherent 
of  royalty  during  the  troubles  which  cloud- 
ed the  time  of  Charles  I.  He  was  s.  in 
1630  by  his  son, 

Simon  Muskett,  esq.  who  removed  from 
Haughleigh,  and  took  up  his  abode  at  Bi- 
singham,  in  Norfolk.  The  daughter  of  this 
gentleman  married  Henry  Bloomfield,  esq. 
of  Fersfield,  grandfather  of  the  Rev.  Francis 
Bloomfield,  of  Fersfield  and  Billingford, 
who  wrote  the  History  of  Norfolk.  His 
son. 


John  Muskett,  possessed  landed  pro 
perty  in  Brisingham  and  Fersfield.  In  the 
latter  he  held  a  lease  of  forty-two  acres  of 
pasture  from  the  Duke  of  Norfolk,  at  the 
yearly  rent  of  three  shillings  and  six-pence, 
which  land  is  now  in  the  occupation  of  one 
of  his  descendants.    His  son, 

Andrew  Muskett,  settled  at  Thelton,  in 
Norfolk,  anno  1659,  and  adopting  the  sen- 
timents of  the  Quakers,  suffered  much  in 
those  persecuting  times.  He  left  four  sons 
and  one  daughter,  viz.  John,  Andrew, 
James,  Charles,  and  Elizabeth.  The  eldest 
son, 

John  Muskett,  resided  at  Newton-Floot- 
man,  in  Norfolk,  in  1748,  and  acquired  a 
considerable  estate  in  Roydon  and  Tebin- 
ham,  but  leaving  a  large  family  the  pro- 
perty was  sold  at  his  decease.  He  m.  first, 
Miss  Hart,  daughter  of  Mr.  Charles  Hart, 
of  Hapton  Hall,  and  had  one  son,  John, 
and  two  daughters.  He  espoused,  secondly, 
Anne,*  daughter  of  Mr.  Ephraim  Hey- 
wood,  of  Diss,  in  Norfolk,  and  had  further 
issue,  viz. 

Joseph. 

Ephraim. 

Benjamin,  of  Rockland. 

William. 

Thomas. 

Mary,  m.  to  William  Richardson,  esq. 

of  Langbarf,  in  the  county  of  York. 
Sarah,  m.  to  J.  Whiting,  esq.  of  Epsom. 


*  This  lady  was  maternally  descended  from  the 
Rev.  Thomas  Thurlow,  rector  of  Wortham,  in 
Suffolk.  She  was  first  cousin  to  the  Kev.-T. 
Thurlow,  rector  of  Ashfield,  in  the  same  county, 
and  of  Thurston,  in  Norfolk,  father  of  the  Lord 
Ciiancellor  Thurlow 


SMITH,  OF  ASPLEY  HOUSE. 


103 


Rhod.!,  m.  to  —  Hart,  of  East  Grim- 
stead,  Kssex. 
Tlie  eldest  son  of  the  second  marriage, 

JosKF'H  MusKETT,  of  Easton,  in  Norfolk, 
raised  a  large  fortune  by  his  indefatigable 
industry  as  an  agricultural  and  land  agent, 
and  purchased  considerable  estates.  In 
1808,  he  bouglit  from  the  trustees  of  Henry 
Hobart,  esq.  the  parish  of  Intwood ;  the 
manor  and  estate  of  Lord  Rosbery,  in 
Plumstead  Parva ;  and  the  manor  and 
parish  of  Clipsby.  He  wedded  Elizabeth, 
dau.  of  Thomas  Salsbury,  esq.  of  Cheevely, 
in  the  county  of  Cambridge,  and  left  two 
sons, 

Joseph-Salsbury,  now  of  Intwood. 

Henry,  of  Clipsby,  who  m.  Emily, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Grant,  and  has 
issue,  Henry,  Emily,  Julia,  and 
Clara. 


Arms. — Arg.  two  bars  gules,  between  six 
lions'  heads  caboshed. 

Crest — Out  of  a  ducal  coronet  a  demi- 
antelope  sa.  ringed  and  chained  or. 

Estates — Intwood  Parish,  Plumstead  and 
Manor  Baber,  Clipsby  Parish  and  Manor, 
all  in  Norfolk. 

Seat — Intwood  Hall,  in  the  county  of 
Norfolk. 

\*  This  residence  was  inhabited  in  the 
reign  of  Elizabeth  by  Sir  Richard  and  Sir 
Thomas  Gresham,  and  the  north  front  still 
retains  several  memorials  of  that  family.  In 
the  spandrils  of  the  arch  of  the  entrance  are 
the  Gresham  arms,  and  the  initials  R.  G. 
appear  in  many  parts.  In  1549,  Sir  Thomas 
Gresham  entertained  at  Intwood  Hall,  Am- 
brose Dudley,  Earl  of  Warwick,  in  his 
journey  against  the  rebel  Kett,  the  tanner. 


SMITH,  OF  ASPLEY  HOUSE. 


SMITH,  CHARLES-HERVEY,  esq.  of  Aspley  House,  in  the  county  of  Bedford, 

7th  October,  1783,  m.  Frances,  daughter  of  —  Dale, 
esq.  and  has  issue, 

Charles-Hervey,  of  Exeter  College,  Oxford. 
Villiers-Chernock. 
Frances-Dale. 
Maria. 
Julia. 
Emma. 


This  gentleman,  a  magistrate  and  deputy-lieutenant  for 
Bedfordshire,  succeeded  his  father  in  1820.  He  is  a 
major  in  the  army,  and  at  present  major  of  brigade  at 
Plymouth. 


Hineage. 


This  family  of  Smith  has  been  in  posses- 
sion of  an  estate,  with  the  manorial  rights, 
in  the  county  of  Warwick,  since  the  time  of 
Henry  VII.  and  probably  from  a  much 
earlier  period. 

Edward  Smith,  M.D.  a  physician  of  re- 
pute at  Coventry,  espoused  Miss  Lamb, 
daughter  and  co-heiress  of  William  Lamb, 
esq.  of  Farndish,  in  the  county  of  North- 
ampton, and  sister  of  Judith,  lady  of  Sir 
Edward  Noel,  hart,  of  Kirby  Malory,  who 
became,  in  1746,  Baron  Wentworth,  and 
was  subsequently  raised  to  a  viscounty  in 


1762.  By  the  co-heiress  of  Lamb,  Dn 
Smith  had  an  only  child, 

The  Rev.  Edward  Sawyer  Smith,  who 
was  presented  to  the  living  of  Rodmartin, 
in  Gloucestershire,  by  his  father.  He  es- 
poused, in  1744,  Diana,  daughter  and  co- 
heiress of  Thomas,  only  brother  of  Richard 
Orlebar,  esq.  of  Hinwick  House,  in  Bed- 
fordshire, last  male  representative  of  the 
senior  branch  of  the  Orlebars,  of  Pudding- 
ton  (see  p.  247,  vol.  i.)  and  was  at  his  de^ 
cease,  in  1756,  by  his  only  son,  (then  about 
ten  years  of  age) 


104 


SxMITH,  OF  ASPLEY  HOUSE. 


The  Rev.  Edward  Ohlebar  Smith,  of 
4spley  House,  who,  entering  into  holy 
%rdeis  as  soon  as  he  became  of  legal  age, 
Has  presented  by  his  cousin,  the  last  Lord 
Wentvvorth,  to  the  living  of  Bradenham,  in 
Bucks,  which  he  resigned  upon  obtaining 
from  his  father-in-law  the  rectory  of  Hul- 
cote,  in  the  county  of  Bedford.  He  was 
subsequently,  at  the  demise  of  his  wife's  first 
cousin,  Thomas  Willis,  presented  to  Bletch- 
ley,  in  Buckinghamshire.  Mr.  Smith  es- 
poused, in  1779,  Charlotte,  daughter  and 
co-heiress  of  the  Rev.  Edward  Hervey,  of 
Chiltern  House,  Bucks,  and  of  Aspley  House, 
in  the  county  of  Bedford,  by  Mary  his  wile, 
dau.  of  the  celebrated  antiquary,  Browne 
Willis,  of  Whaddon  Hall,  Bucks,  and  had 
issue, 

Charles-Hervey,  his  heir. 

Edward  Orlebar,  in  holy  orders,  rector 
of  Hulcote,  who  wedded,  in  May, 
1822,  his  cousin,  Julia,  youngest  dau. 
of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Willis,  and  sister 
to  John  Willis  Fleming,  esq.  of  Stone- 
ham  Park,  Hants.  Mr.  Orlebar  Smith 
IS  an  acting  magistrate  for  Bedford- 
shire. 

Boteler  -  Chernock,  of  Trinity  Hall, 
Cambridge,  who  m.  in  1823,  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Whitby,  M.D.  of 
Warren  House,  near  Ashby-de-la- 
Zouch,  and  has  issue, 

1.  Boteler. 

2.  Chernock. 

3.  Charlotte. 

4.  Sarah. 

5.  Julia. 
Charlotte-Hervey. 
Jane-Maria. 
Eliza-Diana. 
Anna-Penelope. 

Mr.  Smith  d.  in  1820,  and  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  son,  the  present  Charles-Hervey 
Smith,  esq.  of  Aspley  House. 

FAMILIES  OF  CHERNOCKE  AND 
HERYEY. 

The  ancient  and  once  wide  spreading 
family  of  Chernocke,  the  only  remaining 
representatives  of  which  are  the  Smiths,  of 
Aspley,  derive  their  descent  from  the  Cher- 
nockes,  of  Chernocke  Hall,  in  Lancashire. 

Robert  Chernocke,  esq.  the  first  of  the 
northern  house  that  settled  in  the  county  of 
Bedford,  married  twice,  and  had  issue  by 
both  wives.  He  d.  in  1547,  and  was  buried 
at  Hulcote,  where  a  monument  is  erected  to 
his  memory,  with  the  following  inscription  : 
*'  Robert  Chernocke,  esquier,  father  of  Rich- 
ard Chernocke,  esq.  here  enterred,  did  des- 
cende  of  an  anciente  house,  called  Cher- 
nocke Hall,  in  Lancashire,  he  had  by  two 
wives,  of  Worshippefull  parentage,  tpn 
children,  six  by  one,  by  the  other  four.  He 


was  the  first  that  planted  this  familye  in  this 
countye  ;  he  left  his  estate  to  his  son,  Rich- 
ard, departing  this  life  about  sixty  years  of 
age,  anno  Domini,  1547." 
The  eldest  son, 

Richard  Chernocke,  esq.  m.  first,  Mary, 
daughter  of  Sir  George  Puttenam,  of  Sher- 
field,  knt.  and  secondly,  Audrey,  daughter 
of  William  Fordsham,  of  Elton,  in  the  county 
of  Chester,  by  the  former  of  whom  only  he 
had  issue.  He  rebuilt  the  parish  church  of 
Hulcote,  at  his  own  expense,  as  well  as  his 
mansion-house  there  ;  was  thrice  high  sheriff 
of  Bedfordshire  in  the  26th,  28th,  and  43rd 
of  Elizabeth,  and  died  14th  August,  1615, 
aged  eighty-four.  He  was  s.  by  his  eldest 
son, 

John  Chernocke,  esq.  of  Hulcote,  who 
espoused  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir  John 
Arundell,  knt.  of  Lanhern,  in  Cornwall,  and 
was  s.  at  his  decease,  in  1641,  by  his  eldest 
son. 

Sir  Robert  Chernocke,  knt.  of  Hulcote. 
This  gentleman  wedded  Agnes,  fourth  dau. 
of  Oliver,  third  Lord  St.  John,  of  Bletsoe, 
and  died  26th  July,  1670,  having  had  five 
sons,  who  all  d.  issueless,  excepting  Robert, 
father  of  Francis  Chernocke,  esq.  of  Wedge- 
nock  Park,  in  Warwickshire,  and  the  eldest 
son  and  successor, 

Sir  John  Chernocke,  who  was  created  a 
BARONET  vita  patris,  13th  Charles  II.  He 
m.  Audrey,  daughter  of  Sir  William  Villiers, 
bart.  of  Brookesby,  in  Leicestershire,  eldest 
brother  to  the  first  Duke  of  Buckingliam, 
by  whom  he  left  at  his  demise,  in  KiKO, 
aged  sixty-one,  an  only  son  and  heir, 

Sir  Villiers  Chernocke,  bart.  of  Hul- 
cote, who  m.  Ann,  daughter  of  John  Pynsent, 
esq.  of  Comb,  in  Surrey,  prothonotary  of  the 
court  of  common-pleas,  and  had  issue, 
Pynsent  (Sir),  his  heir. 
St.  John,,^ 

Robert.    }who  d.  unmarried. 
Villiers,  J 
Diana,  d.  young. 

Mary,  m.  first,  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Chey- 
ney,  rector  of  Perton  Hall,  and  se- 
condly,   to  Rev.    John  Littlejohn, 
rector  of  Hulcote,  and  vicar  of  Sal 
ford. 

Adria. 

Elizabeth,  d.  unmarried. 

Anne,  m.  to  the  Rev.  Wm.  Bunbury, 

rector  of  Great  Catworth. 
Honour. 

Sir  Villiers  Chernocke,  who  represented  the 
county  of  Bedford,  temp.  James  II.  died  in 
November,  1694,  and  was  s.  by  his  son. 

Sir  Pynsent  Chernocke,  bart.  of  Hul- 
cote, high  sheriff  for  Bedfordshire,  in  1703. 
This  gentleman,  who  was  twice  M.P.  for 
the  county,  and  who  appears  to  have  coi> 
tested  every  election  with  the  Russell  family 
was  compelled,  by  the  expenses  attendant 


LAWSON,  OF  LONGHIRST. 


105 


ffierron,  to  dispose  of  the  estate  of  TingrifF, 
low  the  seat  of  Robert  Trevor,  esq.  He  es- 
>oiised  Helen,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  Wil- 
i'Am  Boteler,  esq.  of  Biddenham,  by  whom 
le  had  issue, 

I.  Boteler,  his  heir. 

II.  Pynsent,  who  (L  young. 

III.  YiLLiERS,     to  his  brother. 

IV.  Elizabeth,  d.  young. 

V.  Anne,  d.  unmarried. 

VI.  Helen,  who  m.  Edward  Hervey, 
esq.  of  Chiltern,  in  Bucks,  and  had 
two  sons  and  a  daughter,  viz. 

1.  Edward  Hervey,  in  holy  or- 
ders, of  whom  presently. 

2.  Pynsent,  a  captain  in  the  navy, 
d.  s.  p. 

3.  Helen,  m.  Rev.  Joseph  Bayle, 
of  Bishop's  Waltham,  Hants, 
but  has  no  issue. 

VII.  Penelope,  m.  first,  to  Robert  Abbot, 
esq.  of  Steppingly  Park,  in  Bedford- 
shire, and  secondly,  to  Captain  Her- 
vey. 

VIII.  Elizabeth,  in.  —  Chauncey,  esq, 
of  Little  Court,  near  Buntingford, 
Herts,  but  had  no  child. 

Sir  Pynsent  died  2nd  September,  1734,  and 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son. 

Sir  Boteler  Chernocke,  bart.  of  Hul- 
cote,  M.P.  for  Bedford  in  1740,  at  whose 
decease  unmarried,  the  title  and  estates  de- 
volved upon  his  brother. 

Sir  Villiers  Chernocke,  bart.  of  Hul- 
cote,  who  resided  at  Twyford,  in  Hants. 
He  wedded  Miss  Sophia  Harris,  but  dying 
without  issue,  the  title  expired,  while  the 
Bedfordshire  estates  passed  to  his  nephew. 

The  Rev.  Edward  Hervey,  of  Hulcote, 
who  espoused  Mary,  daughter  of  the  cele- 
brated Browne  Willis,  esq.  of  Whaddon 
Hall,  Bucks,  by  Catherine,  his  wife,  only 
child  and  heiress  of  Daniel  Eliot,  esq.  of 
Port  Eliot,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Charlotte,  m.  as  before  stated,  to 
the  Rev.  Orlebar  Smith. 

II.  Mary,  d.  s.  p. 


III.  Eliza,  d.  s.  p. 

IV.  Barbara,  widow  of  the  Rev.  B. 
Watkin,  of  Lock  ridge  House,  Wilts, 
d.  s.  p.  aged  seventy-nine. 

Mr.  Hervey  dying  thus  without  male  issue, 
a  part  of  the  estates  reverted  to  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Chauncey,  only  surviving  daughter  of 
Sir  Pynsent,  who  divided  the  property 
among  her  great  nieces,  Barbara  Hervey, 
first  cousin  to  the  deceased  Mr.  Hervey, 
and  the  four  daughters  of  that  gentleman. 
Miss  Barbara  Hervey  bequeathed  her  share 
to  William  Montague,  esq.  The  other  por- 
tions have  already  in  part,  and  will  doubt- 
less in  due  course  be  entirely  divided 
among  the  children  of  Charlotte,  the  only 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Edward  Hervey  who 
left  issue. 

Arms — Arg.  three  demi-savages  between 
nine  cross  crosslets  sa.  quartering  the  en- 
signs of  Hervey,  Willis,  Eliot,  Orlebar, 
Chernocke,  &c.  &c. 

Crest — An  oak-tree  ppr.  with  acorns  of 
gold ;  and,  as  sole  representative  of  the 
Herveys,  Major  Smith  has  adopted  the 
crest  of  that  family,  viz.  a  lion  rampant. 

Motto — Non  deficit  alter. 

Estates — In  Warwickshire  ;  an  estate  at 
Kile  Hardwick  and  Morlaston,  near  Dun- 
church,  with  manorial  rights,  in  the  posses- 
sion of  the  family  of  Smith  positively  since 
the  reign  of  Henry  VII.  and  probably 
much  earlier.  At  Stoke,  near  Coventry, 
about  two  hundred  years  ;  several  houses  in 
the  city  of  Coventry,  all  previously  to  the 
death  of  Dr.  Smith,  and  some  much  longer. 

In  Bedfordshire  ;  one-third  of  the  manor 
fishery  and  manor  farms  at  Felmersham, 
near  Bedford,  in  right  of  Diana  Orlebar. 
Estates  in  Hulcote,  Sulford,  Ridgenorth, 
and  Aspley,  at  present  enjoyed  by  Mrs. 
Smith,  widow  of  the  Rev.  E.  O.  Smith,  as 
representative  of  the  ancient  family  of 
Chernocke. 

A^eaf— Aspley  House,  near  Woburn. 


LAWSON,  OF  LONGHIRST. 

LAWSON,  WILLIAM,  esq.  of  Longhirst,  in  Northumberland,  b.  21st  January, 
1775,  m.  24th  February,  1821,  John-Hester,  daughter  of  the  late  Mr.  John  Clark,  of 
Haddington,  and  has  issue, 

William-John,  b.  5th  March,  1823.  Edward,  h.  10th  September,  1824. 

Susannah.  Jane-Hester. 

Louisa-Caroline. 

This  gentleman,  a  magistrate,  and  deputy-lieutenant  for  the  county  of  Northumber- 
land, inherited  Longhirst  upon  the  demise  of  his  uncle,  John  Lawson,  esq.  17th  Sep- 
tember, 1822,  and  Fieldhead  and  Hayclose  at  the  death  of  another  uncle,  Edward 
Lawson,  esq.  of  Morpeth  12th  September,  1826. 


106 


LAWSON,  OF  LONGHIRST. 


This  is  a  branch  of  the  house  of  Lawson, 
so  long  and  so  extensively  spread  over  the 
counties  of  Northumberland,  Durham,  York- 
shire, and  Cumberland. 

Robert  Lawson,  of  Longhirst,  leaves 
that  estate,  by  will,  dated  25th  July,  1610, 
to  his  eldest  son,  appointing  Sir  Ralph 
Lawson,  knt.  and  Thomas  Ogle,  of  Esling- 
ton,  supervisors.    He  had  issue, 

I.  Robert,  his  heir. 

II.  William. 

III.  Thomas,  of  Old  Moor,  who  had 
issue. 

IV.  Henry,  a  merchant  and  alderman 
of  Newcastle,  and  sherilF  of  that  town 
in  1636.    He  married  and  had  issue. 

The  eldest  son, 

Robert  Lawson,  of  Longhirst,  whose 
w  ill  bears  date  1632,  wedded  a  lady  named 
Margaret,  and  had  two  sons  and  three 
daughters,  viz. 

William,  his  heir. 

Roger,  of  Newcastle,  who  by  his  will, 
dated  1632,  directs  his  body  to  be 
buried  in  the  church  of  St.  Nicholas, 
there. 

Catherine,  m.  first,  to  Anthony  Sothe- 
rme,  and  secondly,  to  Robert  Pres- 
ton. 

Jane,  m.  to  William  Dawson,  of  Ca- 

morse. 
Isabel. 

Mr.  Lawson  was  s.  by  his  elder  son, 

William  Lawson,  esq.  of  Longhirst,  who 
purchased  23rd  February,  1652,  of  the  Rev. 
John  Thompson,  of  Pegsworth,  and  Cathe- 
rine, his  wife,  two  farm  holds  in  Old  Moor. 
He  m.  Margaret  ,  and  by  her,  who  es- 
poused secondly,  Anthony  Mitford,  esq.  he 
had  issue, 

Thomas,  who  had  a  legacy  of  £200  by 

his  uncle  Roger's  will. 
John. 


Elizabetli  and  Isabel,  both  living  unm. 
in  1651. 
The  second  son, 

John  Lawson,  esq.  of  Longhirst,  resided 
on  his  estate  of  Old  Moor,  in  the  parish  of 
Bothal,  and  county  of  Northumberland. 
He  wedded,  4th  December,  1679,  Barbara, 
daughter  of  Edward  Cook,  esq.  of  Amble 
New  Hall,  progenitor  of  the  Cooks  of  New- 
ton, and  had  issue, 

I.  William,  his  heir. 

II.  Edward,  b.  6th  March,  1686. 

III.  John,  h.  16th  May,  1691,  who  had 
by  his  father's  will,  dated  30th  March, 
1731,  the  lands  of  Old  Moor.  He 
had,  with  a  daughter,  Anne,  an  only 
son, 

John,  who  sold  Old  Moor,  in  1828, 
to  A.  J.  Cresswell  Baker,  esq. 

IV.  Margaret,  b.  in  1682,  who  m.  Mr. 
Henry  Atkinson,  and  had  a  daughter, 

Jane  Atkinson,  b.  in  1709,  who 
wedded  William    Scott,  mer- 
chant of  Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 
and  dying  in  1800,  left  issue, 
William  Scott,  created  in 
1821,  Baron  Stowell,  of 
Stowell  Park. 
Henry    Scott,    whose  only 
daughter,    Mary,  wedded 
Joseph  Forster,  esq. 
John  Scott,  created  in  1821. 

Earl  of  Eld  on. 
Barbara  Scott. 

Jane  Scott,  m.  to  Sir  Thomas 
Burdon,  knt.  and  died  8th 
May,  1822. 

V.  Jane,  b.  in  1688,  m.  in  1713,  to 
Ralph  Watson,  of  North  Seaton. 

VI.  Mary,  b.  in  1693,  m.  in  1723,  Mr. 
George  Barker,  of  Weleslade,  and 
had,  inter  alios,  a  son  and  dau.  viz. 

John  Barker,  D.  D.  Master  of 
Christ  Church  College,  Cam- 
bridge, who  m.  Hannah,  relict 
of  Thomas  Dockwray,  D.D.  and 
daughter  of  Robert  Ellison,  esq. 
of  Otterburn. 

Elizabeth  Barker,  m.  to  Samuel 
Cook,  esq.  of  Newton,  on  the 
Moor. 

vm.  Sbeth,  1^^^^  died  unmarried. 
IX.  Sarah,  m.  in  1741,  to  Rev.  John 
Walton. 
The  eldest  son, 

William  Lawson,  esq.  of  Longhirst,  b. 
21st  May,  1684,  wedded  29th  December, 
1722,  Ann,  daughter  of  Robert  Carnaby, 
esq.  of  Fulwell,  in  Durham,  and  had  issue, 
John,  his  heir. 


ARCHDALE,  OF  CASTLE  ARCHDALE. 


107 


William,  h.  11th  April,  1739,  m.  in 
1773,  Miss  Jane  Smith,  of  Togston, 
and  d.  in  1804,  leaving  issue, 

William,  heir  to  his  uncle,  and 

now  "  of  Longhirst." 
Frances,  m.  to  John  Watson,  of 
Willington,  Colliery  viewer. 
Robert,  b.  12th  August,  1742,  and  d. 

unm.  August,  1814. 
Edward,  of  Morpeth,  attorney-at-law, 
6.  17th  December,  1744,  and  d.  12th 
September,  1826,  when  the  Field- 
head  and  Haydon  estate  devolved  on 
his  nephew,  the  present  William 
Lawson,  esq.  and  of  Longhirst. 
Dorothy,  m.  to  —  Cook,  esq.  of  New- 
ton. 

Barbara,  d.  unm. 

Margaret,  b.  in  1727,  m.  William  Te- 
wart,  esq.  of  Monkwearmouth,  and 
had  two  sons,  John  Tewart,  of  Glan- 
ton  and  Swinhoe,  and  Edward  Te- 
wart, of  London.    She  d.  1826. 

Anne,  d.  unm.  in  1812. 


Jane,  d.  unm.  in  1742. 
Elizabeth,  d.  unm.  in  1818. 
Mr.  Lawson  died  1st  March,  1769,  and  was 
s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

John  Lawson,  esq.  of  Longhirst,  b.  31st 
December,  1731,  who  died  unmarried,  17th 
September,  1822,  and  was  s.  by  his  nephew, 
the  present  William  Lawson,  esq.  of  Long- 
hirst. 

Arms — Ar.  a  chev.  between  three  mart- 
lets sa. 

Crest — Two  arms  embowed,  couped  at 
the  elbow,  vested  erm.  cufF  arg.  supporting 
in  the  hands  ppr.  the  sun  in  splendour, 
gold. 

Estates — Longhirst,  in  the  parish  of 
Bothal,  possessed  by  the  family  at  least 
200  years.  Fieldhead  and  Hayclose,  in- 
herited from  the  present  proprietor's  uncle, 
who  bought  those  estates  about  the  year 
1792,  from  Lord  Carlisle.  Hazon  and 
Hartlaw,  purchased  from  Charles  Bacon, 
esq.  of  Styford,  &c. 

Seat — Longhirst,  Morpeth. 


ARCHDALE,  OF  CASTLE  ARCHDALE. 


ARCHDALE,  MERVYN,  esq.  of  Castle  Archdale,  in  the  county  of  Fermanagh,  and 

of  Trillic,  in  Tyrone,  late  member  for  the  former  shire, 
which  he  represented  in  eleven  parliaments,  his  fa- 
mily having  preceded  him  for  more  than  a  century,  a 
general  officer  in  the  army,  lieutenant-governor  of  the 
Isle  of  Wight,  &c.  b.  in  April,  1763,  m.  in  December, 


1805,  Jane,  daughter  of  Gustavus  Rochfort,*  esq.  of 
Rochfort,  in  the  county  of  Westmeath,  M.  P.  for  that 
county,  which  the  family  of  Rochfort  represented  for  150 
years. 

General  Archdale,  who  represents  the  families  of  Arch- 
dale  and  Mervyn,  and  claims  the  representation  of  the 
Mount  Alexander  line  of  that  of  Montgomery,  succeeded 
his  father  in  1813.  He  has  been  exempted  from  serving 
the  office  of  sheriff,  by  pleading  his  military  rank. 


The  first  of  the  family  of  Archdale,  who 
settled  in  Ireland  temp.  Elizabeth,  was 

John  Archdale,  esq.  of  Norsom,  or 
Norton  Hall,  in  the  county  of  Norfolk. 
This  gentleman,  by  the  following  inscrip- 
tion still  extant  over  the  gateway  in  the 
ruins,  appears  to  have  erected  the  old  man- 
sion-house of  Archdale  : — • 


"  Data — Fata — Secutus 

lohannes  Archdale, 
Hoc  Edificium  struxit,  anno 

Milessimo,  sexingentessimo,  decimo 
quinto." 

He  m.  and  had  two  sons,  viz. 

I.  Edward,  his  heir. 

II.  John,  vicar  of  Luske  in  1664,  who 


*  The  elder  branch  of  the  Rochforts  was  elevated  to  the  peerage  in  the  earldom  of  Belvedere,  but 
the  line  and  honors  expired  with  the  late  earl. 


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ARCHDALE,  OF  CASTLE  ARCHDALE. 


m.  a  daughter  of  —  Donellan,  esq. 
of  Croghan,  in  the  county  of  Ros- 
common, and  had  an  only  son, 

John,  vicar  of  Luske  from  1679 
to  1690,  in  which  latter  year  he 
lost  his  life.  He  wedded  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  and  heir  of  John 
Bernard,  esq.  of  Drumin,  and 
by  her  (who  m.  secondly,  the 
Rev.  Thomas  King,  prebendary 
of  Swords)  had  a  daughter, 
Frances,  and  three  sons,  viz. 

1.  John,  of  Drumin,  who  d.  in 
1703,  leaving  a  posthumous 
son,  who  d.  unm. 

2.  William,  of  Dublin,  who 
m.  Henrietta,  daughter  of 
the  Rev.  Henry  Gonne,  and 
had  (with  three  daughters, 
the  eldest  m.  to  William 
Preston,  esq.)  two  sons, 

Mervyn,  rector  of  Slane, 
h.  in  1723,  author  of 
the  Monasticon  Hiber- 
nicum,  and  editor  of 
Lodge's  Peerage. 

Henry. 

3.  Bernard. 

John  Archdale  d.  in  1621,  and  was  s.  by  his 
son, 

Edward  Archdale,  esq.  who  espoused 
Angel,  daughter  of  Sir  Paul  Gore  (an- 
cestor of  the  Gores,  Earls  of  Ross,  &c.),  and 
had  issue.  During  his  time  the  castle* 
which  his  father  had  erected  was  taken  and 
burned  by  the  rebels  under  Sir  Phelim 
O'Neil,  in  October,  1641,  and  but  two 
children  of  a  numerous  family  survived. 
One,  a  daughter,  who  was  absent  and 
married;  the  other,  an  infant  son,  Wil- 
liam, preserved  by  the  fidelity  of  his  nurse, 
an  Irish  Roman  Catliolic,  which 

William  Archdale,  esq.  after  succeeding 
to  the  estates,  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Henry  Mervyn,  esq.  of  Omagh  Castle  and 
Trillic,  both  in  the  county  of  Tyrone,  and 
had  two  sons  and  a  daughter,  viz. 

I.  Mervyn,  his  heir. 

II.  Edward,  heir  to  his  brother, 

III.  Angel. 

He  was  s.  by  his  elder  son, 

Mervyn  Archdale,  esq.  of  Castle  Arch- 
dale, who  d.  unm.  27th  December,  1726, 
and  was     by  his  brother, 

Edward  Archdale,  esq.  of  Castle  Arch- 
dale. This  gentleman  wedded  first,  Frances, 
eldest  daughter  of  Sir  John  Caldwell,  bart. 
and  secondly,  Elizabeth,  eldest  daughter  of 
John  Cole,  esq.  of  Florence  Court,  but 
dying  without  issue,  before  1730,  the  estates 
devolved  on  his  only  sister. 


*  It  is  presumed  that  the  earlier  records  of  the 
family  were  consumed  in  this  castle. 


Angel  Archdale,  who  thus  became  heir- 
ess and  representative  of  the  family.  She 
espoused  Nicholas  Montgomery,  esq.  of 
Derry  Gonnelly,  in  the  county  of  Ferma- 
nagh, M.P.  for  that  shire,  who  assumed  the 
surname  and  arms  of  Archdale,  and  left 
at  her  decease,  about  1742.  or  1743,  an  only 
son, 

Mervyn  Archdale,  esq.  of  Castle  Arch- 
dale and  Trillic,  M.P.  for  the  county  of 
Fermanagh,  who  espoused  in  1762,  the 
Honourable  Mary  Dawson,  daughter  of 
William-Henry,  Viscount  Carlow,  and  sister 
of  John,  first  Earl  of  Portarlington,  by 
whom  he  had  issue, 

I.  Mervyn,  his  heir. 

II.  William,  late  lieutenant-colonel  of 
the  Fourth  or  King's  Own  Infantry, 
m.  Martha,  daughter  of  —  Clarke, 
esq.  of  the  county  of  Somerset. 

III.  Edward,  m.  Matilda,  daughter  of 
William  Humphrys,  esq.  of  Bally- 
haise  House,  in  the  county  of  Cavan, 
and  has,  with  four  daughters,  nine 
sons, 

1.  Mervyn  -  Edward,  h.  in  Ja- 
nuary, 1812,  (in  remainder)  a 
cornet  in  the  Enniskillen  dra- 
goons. 

2.  William-Humphrys. 

3.  Edward. 

4.  Henry-Montgomery. 

5.  Nicholas-Montgomery 

6.  John. 

7.  Hugh-Montgomery. 

8.  Audley-Mervyn. 

9.  James-Mervyn. 

IV.  Henry,  late  captain  6th  Dragoon 
Guards,  m.  Jane,  daughter  of  Philip 
Doyne,  esq. 

V.  Mary,  m.  to  the  Right  Hon.  Sir 
John  Stewart,  bart.  M.  P.  for  the 
county  of  Tyrone. 

VI.  Angel,  m.  to  John  Richardson,  esq. 
of  Rosfad  House,  in  the  county  of 
Fermanagh. 

VII.  Elizabeth,  wi.  to  Dacre  Hamilton, 
esq.  of  Cornacassa,  in  the  county  of 
Monaghan. 

VIII.  Sidney,  m.  to  Robert  Hamilton, 
esq.  of  the  city  of  Dublin. 

Mr.  Archdale  died  in  1813,  and  was  s.  by 
his  eldest  son,  the  present  General  Arch- 
dale, of  Castle  Archdale. 

descent  of  tfie  ifHerbgnsarctilralee,  of  CastU 
SlrrPale,  from  tl^e  fBontgomeries 
antr  JBuntars. 

A  branch  of  the  noble  family  of  Mont- 
gomerie.  Earls  of  Eglintoun,  in  Scotland, 
emigrated  to  Ireland  with  their  kinsman, 
the  Lord  Mount  Alexander  (to  the  sale  of 
^, whose  estates  by  the  last  lord,  Nicholas 


ARCHDALE,  OF  CASTLE  ARCHDALE. 


109 


Montgomrry-Arciidale,  as  in  remainder, 
WhS  obliged  to  assent),  and  became  repre- 
sentative of  that  of  Dunbar  by  intermar- 
riage with  an  heiress. 

Sir  John  Dunbar,  knight-banneret,  of 
Dunbar,  in  the  county  of  Fermanagh,  by 
grant  from  King  James  I.  anno  1616,  ori- 
ginally of  Scotland,  married  Mary-Kathe- 
rine,  sister  of  Gustavus  Adolphus,  of 
Sweden,  in  whose  army  he  bore  a  distin- 
guished rank,  and  had  a  son, 

James  Dunbar,  esq.  of  Derrygonelly, 

who  wedded  ,  daughter  of  —  Weldon, 

esq.  and  was  s.  by  his  only  son, 

Richard  Dunbar,  esq.  of  Derrygonelly, 
who  espoused  Katherine,  Lady  Hamilton, 
and  left  an  only  daughter  and  heiress, 

Katherine  Dunbar,  who  m.  Hugh 
Montgomery,  esq.  and  conveyed  to  him 
the  greater  part  of  the  estates  of  the  Dun- 
bars,  including  Derrygonelly,  &c.  which 
are  now  in  possession  of  General  Arch- 
dale.    They  had 

Nicholas  Montgomery,  who  married 
first,  as  already  stated,  the  heiress  of 
Archdale,  and  assumed  the  name 
and  arms  of  her  family.  He  wedded 
secondly,  Sarah,  daughter  of  — 
Spurling,  esq.  of  London,  and  had 
several  children.  He  d.  in  1760. 
Hugh  Montgomery,  ancestor  of  Hugh 
Montgomery,  esq.  of  Blessingburn 
Lodge,  in  the  county  of  Tyrone,  lieu- 
tenant-colonel of  the  Fermanagh  mi- 
litia. 

mmtxit  of  tfje  ilHerbBttsarcPales,  of  Castle 
<^xtfitia\e,  from  t^e  ilHerbBttS. 

The  family  of  Mervyn,  originally  from 
Wales,  was  seised  of  Fonthill,  in  the  county 
of  Wilts,  during  the  reign  of  Edward  IV. 
(See  vol.  i.  p.  682.) 

Lucy  Mervyn,  daughter  of  Sir  John 
Mervyn,  of  Fonthill,  espoused  George, 
Lord  Audley,  created  Earl  of  Castle- 
haven,  in  the  peerage  of  Ireland,  by  King 
James  I.  and  her  youngest  daughter, 

Lady  Christiana  Touchet,  marrying  her 
maternal  relative,  Sir  Henry  Mervyn, 
knt.  her  son, 

Sir  Audley  Mervyn,  went  over  to  Ire- 
land, and  had  a  command  in  the  English 
army  in  conjunction  with  his  kinsman,  the 
Earl  of  Castlehaven,  during  the  civil  wars 
in  that  kingdom,  A.D.  1641  and  1642.  He 


was  governor  of  Londonderry,  and  member 
of  parliament  for  the  county  of  Tyrone, 
which  his  representatives  continued  to  re- 
present until  the  extinction  of  the  male  line. 
In  the  year  1661  he  was  chosen  speaker  of 
the  Irish  House  of  Commons ;  and  on  the 
attainder  of  his  cousin,  James,  third  Earl 
of  Castlehaven,  came  into  possession  of  that 
nobleman's  great  estates  in  the  county  of 
Tyrone,  including  the  manors  of  Stowey, 
Touchet,  &c.  &c.  which  manors,  with  the 
remainder  of  the  estates  and  the  name  and 
representation  of  the  family,  are  now  vested 
in  General  Mervyn  Archdale  by  the  inter- 
marriage of  his  great-grandfather,  William 
Archdale,  esq.  and  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Henry  Mervyn,  esq.  of  Omagh  Castle  and 
Trillic  (whose  remaining  daughter  wedded 
the  ancestor  of  the  present  Irvines,  of  Castle 
Irvine,  in  the  county  of  Fermanagh),  as 
also  under  the  will  of  Henry,  last  heir  male 
of  that  family. 

Arms — Quarterly;  First  and  Fourth 
for  Archdale,  az.  between  three  talbots  or, 
a  chevron  erm. ;  Second,  for  Montgomery, 
quarterly,  az.  and  gu.  in  the  1st  and  4th, 
three  fleurs-de-lys  or,  in  the  2nd  and  3rd, 
three  annulets  of  the  last;  Third,  for 
Mervyn,  party  per  pale  or  and  arg.  three 
lions  passant  guardant  sa. 

Crests — Archdale.  Out  of  a  ducal  coro- 
net, an  heraldic  tiger's  head  ppr.  Mont- 
gomery. On  a  cap  of  maintenance  ppr.  a 
hand  vested  az.  grasping  a  sword  ppr.  pomel 
and  hilt  gold.  Mervyn.  A  squirrel  segreant 
ppr. 

Mottoes — Archdale.  Data  fata  secutus. 
Montgomery.  Honneur  sans  repos.  Mer- 
vyn. De  Dieu  tout. 

Estates — Four  manors  in  the  county  of 
Fermanagh,  from  the  families  of  Archdale 
and  Montgomery,  all  by  patent  in  the 
reign  of  James  I. ;  and  three  manors  in 
Tyrone  from  the  family  of  Mervyn,  created 
in  the  eighth  year  of  the  same  reign. 

Town  Residence — Kildare  Place,  Dublin. 

Seats — Castle  Archdale,  in  the  county  of 
Fermanagh,  and  Trillic,  in  the  county  of 
Tyrone. 

The  family  name  of  Archdale  has 
been  for  many  years  past  spelt  Achdall; 
but  in  the  inscription  on  the  old  castle  and 
in  Pynner's  Survey,  as  well  as  in  the  patent 
royal  granting  the  estates  and  other  docu- 
ments, it  is  invariably  written  Archdale. 


IJO 


FONNEREAU,  OF  CHRIST  CHURCH. 


FONNEREAU, 


The  Reverend  CHARLES-WILLIAM,  of  Christ  Church  Park,  in 
the  county  of  Suffolk,  b.  in  1764,  m.  Harriette-Deborah, 
eldest  daughter  of  Thomas  Neale,  esq.  of  Freston  Tower, 
and  has  issue, 

WiLLiAM-Charles,  6.  in  1804,  m.  in  1832,  Kate-Geor- 
giana,  daughter  of  John  Cobbold,  esq.  of  The  Clift", 
Ipswich. 

Harriette,  m.  in  1827,  (see  vol.  i.  p.  183)  to  Charles, 
second  son  of  Abraham  Spooner-Lillingston,  esq.  of 
Elmdon,  in  the  county  of  Warwick,  and  has  one  son 
and  two  daughters. 

Mr.  Fonnereau  served  some  time  in  His  Majesty's  na^-y, 
during  the  first  American  w^ar,  and  was  lieutenant  of  the 
Conqueror  under  Admiral  Rodney,  in  the  action  on  the 
12th  April,  1782.  He  retired  afterwards,  and  entered 
into  holy  orders.  He  inherited  Christchurch  at  the  de- 
cease of  his  father  in  1817. 


Hmeage. 


This  family  of  Fonnereau,  originally  of 
noble  descent,  and  presumed  to  have  been 
a  branch  of  the  Earls  of  Ivry,  of  Poictiers, 
in  Normandy,  was  founded  in  England  by 

Zachary  Fonnereau,  who  fled  from  the 
city  of  La  Rochelle,  at  the  revocation  of  the 
edict  of  Nantes,  and  settled  in  London.  His 
eldest  son, 

Claude  Fonnereau,  esq.  purchased,  in 
1732,  the  manors  of  Christ  Church,  and 
Wicksufi'ord,  in  SulFolk,  of  Viscount  Here- 
ford, together  with  a  large  estate  at  Edmon- 
ton, and  the  borough  of  Sudbury,  and  the 
borough  of  Aldborough,  for  whicli  three  of 
his  sons  sat  in  several  successive  parlia- 
ments.   Claude  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Thomas  Fonnereau,  esq.  of  Christ 
Church,  at  whose  decease,  without  issue, 
the  estates  devolved  upon  his  next  brother. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Claudius  Fonnereau,  of 
Christ  Church,  born  in  1700,  who  wedded 
in  1725,  Ann,  daughter  and  co-heiress  of 
the  Rev.  William  Bunbury,  rector  of  Cat- 
worth,  in  the  county  of  Huntingdon,  (grand- 
son of  Henry  Bunbury,  esq.  of  Bunbury  and 
Staney,  who  sufl'ered  such  great  hardships 
for  his  unshaken  loyalty  to  Charles  I.)  by 
Anne,  his  wife,  daughter  of  Sir  Villiers 
Chernocke,  hart,  of  Hulcote.  By  this  lady 
Dr.  Fonnereau  acquired  some  of  the  old 
Bunbury  property  in  Cheshire,  and  had 
twelve  children,  all  of  whom  died  in  youth, 
or  without  issue,  excepting  Ann,  m.  to  Sir 
Booth  Williams,  hart,  of  Clapton,  in  North- 
amptonshire, and 

Rev.  William  Fonnereau,  of  Christ 
Church,  the  eldest  son  and  heir,  who  es- 
poused, in  1758,  Anne,  only  daughter  and 
eventually  (her  brothers  dying  s.  p.)  heiress 
of  Sir  Hutchins  Williams,  hart,  of  Clapton, 


in  Northamptonshire,  of  the  Friars,  Chi- 
chester, of  North  Hall,  Herts,  &c.  &c.  Mrs. 
Fonnereau  did  not  inherit  the  bulk  of  the 
landed  property  of  her  father,  which  passed, 
by  entail,  to  her  cousin,  Admiral  Piere 
Williams,  since  Freeman,  of  Fawley  Court, 
Oxfordshire,  but  succeeded  to  the  Friars,  at 
Chichester,  the  most  ancient  of  the  family 
possessions,  and,  in  right  of  her  mother,  who 
was  a  Miss  Booth,  an  heiress  of  the  Booths 
of  Dunham  Massey  ;  she  bore  their  arms, 
as  well  as  those  of  Mountfort  and  Clinton. 
Mr.  Fonnereau  had  issue, 

Claude-Williams,  in  holy  orders,  rec- 
tor of  Clapton,  in  Northamptonshire, 
b.  in  1761,  who  s.  his  mother  at  the 
Friars,  at  Chichester.  He  is  married, 
but  has  no  issue. 
Charles-William,  who  inherited  Christ 
Church,  and  is  its  present  possessor. 
Harriette-Louisa-Ann,  m.  to  Frederick 
Cornwallis,  lieutenant-colonel  of  the 
33rd  regiment,  cousin  to  the  first 
Marquis  of  Cornwallis. 
Mary-Anne,  d.  unmarried. 
Mr.  Fonnereau,  who  inherited,  in  1804,  d. 
in  1817,  and  was  s.  by  his  second  son,  the 
present 

Rev.  Charles-William  Fonner-eau,  of 
Christ  Church  Park. 

Arms — Quarterly  ;  first  and  fourth,  gu. 
three  chevronels  arg.  on  a  chief  az.  a  sun 
in  splendour  or.  Second  and  third,  quar- 
terly, first  and  fourth,  gu.  a  wolf  issuing 
out  of  a  rock  from  the  sinister  side  of  the 
escutcheon,  all  arg.  ;  second  and  third,  az. 
three  boars'  heads  couped  arg. 

Crest — A  sun  in  splendour  or. 

Estates — In  Sufl'olk. 

Seat — Christ  Church  Park. 


Ill 


NEWMAN,  OF  THORNBURY  PARK. 

NEWMAN,  HENRY-WENMAN,  esq.  of  Thornbury  Park,  in  the  county  of  Glou- 
cester,^. 1st  June,  1788,  inherited  the  estates  at  the  demise  of  his  father,  29th  Sep- 
tember, 1829.  This  gentleman  is  a  magistrate,  and  deputy-lieutenant  for  the  county 
of  Gloucester.  He  is  likewise  a  captain  in  the  Royal  South  Gloucester  Light  Infantry 
Militia. 

Hmcage. 


By  a  certificate  under  the  hand  of  Humph- 
rey Newman,  of  Wincanton,  gentleman,  it 
appears  that  at  the  dissolution  of  monasteries 
the  Newmans  were  lessees  under  the  Abbot 
of  St.  Augustin;  Bristol,  of  the  manors  and 
demesnes  of  Fifehead  Magdalen,  Dorset, 
and  that  there  were  three  distinct  branches 
of  the  family  seated  at  Queen's  Camel,  Win- 
canton,  and  other  places  in  Somersetshire. 
The  Newmans  are  of  kin  to  the  founders  of 
Corpus  Christi  College,  Oxford. 

Robert  Newman,  who  lived  and  died  at 
Fifehead  Farm,  and  was  buried  in  the  chan- 
cel there,  as  mentioned  in  his  will,  dated 
1556,  espoused  a  lady  named  Alice,  and 
had  issue, 

I.  Robert,  of  Fifeild,  in  the  county  of 
Dorset,  who  m.  and  had  one  son  and 
two  daughters,  viz. 

Geoffrey,  of  Fifeild,  who  m.  the 
sister  of  Sir  William  Webb,  of 
Payns  Place,  in  the  county  of 
Dorset,  but  d.  s.  p. 

Elizabeth,  w.  first,  to  John  Joyliffe, 
and  secondly,  to  William  Car- 
rant,  esq. 

Christian,  m.  to  Richard  Esmond, 
esq.  of  Fifeild. 

II.  Richard,  of  Cherton  Mesgrove,  in 
the  county  of  Somerset,  father  of 

Richard,  of  Queues  Camel,  in  So- 


mersetshire, who    m.  Agatha, 
daughter  of  Humphrey  Pole,  of 
Pattonbordugh,  and  had  a  son, 
Humphrey,  of  Wincanton,  in 
Somersetshire,  m.  Dorothy, 
daii.  of  Sir  Thomas  Phillips, 
knt.  of  Barrington,  and  had 
four  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters, viz. 

1.  Thomas. 

2.  Richard. 

3.  Humphrey. 

4.  James. 

5.  Elizabeth. 

6.  Dorothy. 

7.  Joane. 

8.  Agatha. 

III.  Henry. 

IV.  Thomas,  of  whom  presently. 
The  youngest  son, 

Thomas  Newman,  esq.  of  Fifeild,  in  the 
county  of  Dorset,  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Thomas  Newman,  esq.  who  m-  Ellen,  dau. 
of  Richard  Mayo,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Richard,  his  heir. 

II.  Thomas,  who  m.  Joan,  daughter  of 
Edward  Bayly,  esq.  of  Hinton  St. 
George. 

III.  John,  who  m.  Margaret,  daughter 
of  —  Conquest,  esq.  of  Houghton 
Conquest  in  the  county  of  Bedford, 
and  had  two  daughters,  viz. 

Margaret,  m.  to  Master  Croote. 
Susan,  m.  to  Mr.  Minde. 

IV.  Robert. 

V.  Frances,  m.  to  Toby  Hort. 

VI.  Mary,  m.  to  Nicholas  Clarke,  of 
Fifeild. 

Thomas  Newman  d.  21st  October,  1649, 
and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Richard  Newman,  esq.  who  m.  first,  Eli- 
zabeth, daughter  of  Giles  Symonds,  esq.  by 
Anne  his  wife,  sister  of  Sir  John  Browne,  of 
Frampton,  and  had  an  only  daughter,  Anne, 
the  wife  of  Robert  White,  esq.  of  the  county 
of  Dorset.  He  wedded,  secondly,  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  and  co-heir  of  Christopher 
Perry,  esq.  of  Kenn,  in  Somersetshire,  by 
Elinor  his  wife,  sister  of  Sir  William  Guise, 
knt.  of  Elmor,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester, 


112 


NEWMAN,  OF  THORNBURY-PARK. 


and  left  at  his  decease  *  10th  July,  1664, 
(with  another  son,  Thomas,  who  d.  s.  p.  and 
a  daughter,  Jane,  wife  of  Robert  Cox,  esq. 
of  Dorsetshire)  a  son  and  successor, 

Richard  Newman,  esq.  who  espoused 
Anne,  eldest  daughter  of  Sir  Charles  Har- 
bord,  surveyor  general  to  Kings  Charles  I. 
and  II.,  and  had  (with  other  children  who 
d.  unmarried) 

Richard,  his  heir. 

Francis-Holies,  of  North  Cadbury,  in 
Somersetshire,  b.  8th  January,  1671, 
ni.  Ellinor,  daughter  of  Thomas  Mon- 
pesson,  esq.  of  Brewham. 
Elizabeth,  m.  to  Thomas  Warre,  esq.  of 

Swell,  in  Somersetshire. 
Anne-Christian,  married  to  Sir  William 
Honeywood,  hart,  of  Evington. 
Mr.  Newman  d.  24th  September,  1695,  and 
was  interred  on  the  16th  of  the  following 
October,  in  the  vault  at  Fifehead.  He  was 
s,  by  his  eldest  son, 

Richard  Newman,  esq.  of  Evercreech 
Park,  in  the  county  of  Somerset.    This  gen- 
tleman wedded,  in  1675,  Grace,  daughter 
and  co-heir  of  Henry  Edmonds,  esq.  of 
Preston  Hall,  in  Northamptonshire,  by  Ann 
his  wife,  daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Shuck- 
burgh,  bart.  of  Shuckburgh,  in  the  county 
of  Warwick,  and  had  issue, 
Richard  (Sir),  his  heir. 
Cavendish,  >  ^  ^ 
Henry,       ^  ^ 
Anne,  who  m.  Ashburnham  Toll,  esq. 
of  Graywell,  in  Hants,  and  had  issue. 
!.  Edmund  Toll,  who  died  in  1774, 
leaving  one  son,  Ashburnham, 
who  d.  unm.  5th  January,  1800, 
and  two  daughters,  Mary,  m.  to 
John  Bulley,  of  Reading,  sur- 
geon, and  Jane,  m.  to  John  Al- 
dridge,  of  Lincoln's-inn,  gent. 
II.  Ashburnham  Toll,  of  Preston 
Deanery,  in  the  county  of  North- 
ampton, attorney-at-law,  who  m. 
Mary,  dau.  of  lieutenant-colonel 
Geary,  of  the  10th  Dragoons,  and 
d.  25th  May,  1771,  leaving  issue, 
1.  CHAR'LES,of  Preston  Dean- 
ery, b.  2nd  April,  1739,  who 
assumed  by  sign  manual,  8th 
Sept.  1775,  the  surname  and 
arms  of  Newman.    He  m. 
1765,  Hester,  dau.  of  John 
Langham,  esq.   of  Cottes- 
broke,  and  had  issue, 

James,  b.  in  1767,  m.  Miss 
Anne  Brace,  dau.  of  — 
Brace,esq.  of  Hereford- 
shire. This  gentleman, 
captain  of  His  Majesty's 
ship  Hero,  74  guns,  was 


*  He  was  huried  at  Fifehead,  where  a  monu- 
ment is  erected  to  liis  memory. 


lost  with  all  his  crew, 
24th  December,  1811, 
off  the  Dutch  cocist,  near 
the  Texel. 

Charles,  a  surgeon  R.N . 

Frances. 

Maria,  m.  1812,  to  James 
Payne,  esq.  of  Hard- 
ingstone,  Northamp- 
tonshire. 

2.  AsHpuRNHAM- Philip,  of 
whom  presently. 

3.  Richard-Newman,  heir  to 
his  brother. 

4.  Anne,  of  Milton,  died  19th 
Sept.  1824,  aged  seventy-six, 
and  buried  in  Thornbury 
church,  unmarried. 

5.  Mary,  m.  to  —  Pitman,  esq. 
of  Odyham,  attorney-at-law. 

III.  Charles  Toll. 

IV.  Frederick  Toll,  father  of  John, 
of  Kings  Clear,  in  holy  orders, 
who  m.  but  had  no  issue. 

Mr.  Newman  d.  in  June,  1682,  aged  thirty- 
two,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son. 

Sir  Richard  Newman,  of  Fifehead,  Ever- 
creech Park,  and  Preston  Hall,  who  was 
created  a  baronet  19th  September,  1699. 
He  espoused  Frances,  daughter  and  co-heir 
of  Sir  Thomas  Samwell,  bart.  of  Upton, 
Northamptonshire,  (see  p.  441,  vol.  i.)  and 
had  issue, 

Samwell,  his  heir. 
Frances,  successor  to  her  brother. 
Barbara,  who  d.  unmarried,  will  dated 
14th  July,  1757,  proved  at  London, 
24th  January,  1763,  her  sister,  Fran- 
ces, sole  executrix. 
Elizabeth,  who  died  unmarried. 
Sir  Richard  d.  30th  December,  1721,  aged 
forty-five,  and  was  buried  at  Fifehead.  He 
was     by  his  son. 

Sir  Samwell  Newman,  second  baronet,  of 
Fifehead,  Evercreech  Park,  and  Preston 
Hall,  who  d.  unmarried,  in  1747,  when  the 
baronetcy  expired,  but  the  estates  devolved 
upon  his  sister, 

Frances  Newman,  at  whose  decease,  also 
unmarried,  25th  August,  1775,  they  des- 
cended to  her  cousins,  Charles  Toll,  of 
Preston  Deanery,  and  his  brother. 

The  Rev.  Ashburnham-Philip  Toll,  of 
Thornbury  Park  (refer  to  issue  of  Anne, 
daugliter  of  Richard  Newman  and  Grace 
Edmonds).  This  gentleman,  a  prebend  of 
York,  b.  31st  December,  1743,  assumed  by 
sign  manual,  15th  December,  1775,  the  sur- 
name and  arms  of  Newman.  He  /«.  in  De- 
cember, 1773,  Mary,  daughter  of  Paul 
Mowbray,  esq.  of  London,  and  relict  of 
Captain  Alexander  Wood,  but  dying  s.  p. 
16th  March,  1802,  was  succeeded  by  his 
next  brother, 

Richard  Newman  Toll,  M.D.  of  Thorn- 
bury Park,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester.  anH 


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of  Hamilton,  in  Lanarkshire,  b.  8th  Novem- 
ber, 1752,  who  assumed,  by  sign  manual  in 
1802,  the  surname  and  arms  of  Newman. 
He  wedded  16th  June,  1777,  Grizel,  daugh- 
ter of  James  Pardy,  esq.  of  Hamilton,  and 
had  issue, 

Henry-Wenman,  his  heir. 
Ashburnham  -  Cecil,  b.  1st  October, 
1796,  emigrated  to  Canada,  in  1830, 
m.  5th  April,  in  that  year,  Eliza, 
daughter  of  Mr.  John  Richards. 
Mary,  who  m.  first,  in  1804,  John  Wil- 
son Smith,  esq.  a  captain  in  the  14th 
Regiment,  and  had  one  son,  Jolin 
Fairful  Smith,  w.  in  1831,  to  Miss 
Turner.  She  wedded,  secondly,  Wil- 
liam Jack,  of  Glasgow,  merchant, 
and  had  one  son,  Richard-Newman 
Jack,  and  one  daughter,  Charlotte 

Anne,  who  d.  unm.  18th  May,  1804. 

Eliza,  who  m.  9th  October,  1804,  Ro- 
bert Lockhart,  esq.  of  Castle  Hill  and 
Camnethan,  in  the  county  of  Lanark, 
and  had  issue, 

1.  James-Sinclair  Lockhart,  6. 11th 
September,  1808. 

2.  Robert- Alexander  Lockhart,  b. 
5th  May,  1812. 

3.  John  -  Hamilton  Lockhart,  h. 
24th  March,  1814. 

4.  Mary- Emilia  Lockhart. 

6.  Eliza- Anne  Lockhart,  m.  (1825) 
to  John  Percy  Henderson,  esq. 
of  Foswell  Bank,  Perthshire. 

6.  Susan  Lockhart. 

7.  Anne-Nisbet  Lockhart. 
Charlotte,  m.  first,  to  John  Thomson, 

esq.  of  Kilbank,  Lanarkshire,  and 
had  one  son,  John  Lean  Thomson,  b. 
30th  December,  1816;  and  secondly, 
James  Price  Hely,  esq.  a  captain  in 
the  army,  (now  major)  second  son  of 
the  late  Brigadier  General  Hely,  of 


the  11th  Foot,  who  was  killed  at 
Ostend. 

Susan-Hamilton,  m.  in  1821,  to  James 

Joseph  Whitchurch,  esq.  of  Clifton. 
Isabella,  m.  7th  July,  1818,  to  Rev. 
John    Joseph   Goodenough,    D.  D. 
rector  of  Bowbrickhill,  in  the  county 
of  Bucks,  and  master  of  Bristol 
Grammar  School,  and  has  issue,  viz. 
John- Ward  Goodenough. 
George  Goodenough. 
Isabella-Newman  Goodenough. 
Charlotte-Anne-Toll  Goodenough. 
Caroline  -  Dorothea  -  Codrington 
Goodenough. 
Frances-Newman,  m.  11th  March,  1826, 
to  William  Killegrew  Wait,  esq.  of 
Redland    Lodge,    Westbury,  near 
Bristol,  and  has  issue,  viz. 
William-Killegrew  Wait. 
Henry-Wenman  Wait. 
Susan-Mary  Wait. 
Frances- Amelia  Wait. 
Dr.  Richard-Newman  Newman  died  29th 
September,  1829,  was  buried  in  the  family 
vault  in  Thornbury  Church,  and  was  s.  by 
his  elder  son,  the  present  Henry  Wen- 
man  Newman,  esq.  of  Thornbury  Park. 

A  rms — Quarterly  ;  sa.  and  arg.  in  the 
first  and  fourth,  three  mullets  of  the  second, 
in  the  centre  an  inescutcheon  gu.  charged 
with  a  portcullis  imperially  crowned  or, 
being  an  augmentation  granted  by  King 
Charles  to  Colonel  Newman,  for  his  loyalty 
at  the  battle  of  Worcester. 

Crest — A  swallow  rising  ppr. 

Motto — "  Lux  mea  Christus." 

Estates — Situated  between  the  borough 
town  of  Thornbury  and  the  river  Severn, 
purchased  by  Richard  Newman,  esq.  17th 
May,  1679.  The  first  account  of  this  estate 
is  the  sale  by  Henry  Lord  Stafford,  in  the 
year  1555. 

Seat — Thornbury  Park,  Gloucestershire. 


FAIRFAX,  OF  GILLING  CASTLE. 

FAIRFAX,  CHARLES-GREGORY,  esq.  of  Gilling  Castle,  in  the  county  of 
York,  m.  Mary,  second  sister  of  Sir  Henry  Goodricke,  bart.  of  Ribston,  in  the  same 
shire,  and  has  issue, 

Charles-Gregory. 

Lavinia. 

Harriet. 

This  gentleman,  whose  paternal  name  is  Pigott,  assumed,  by  act  of  parliament,  in 
1793  the  surname  of  Fairfax  only,  in  consequence  of  inheriting  the  estates  of  that 
ly  at  the  decease  of  his  cousin,  the  Hon.  Anne  Fairfax. 


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FAIKFAX,  OF  GILLING  CASTLE. 


This  ancient  family  was  originally  named 
from  the  "  Fair  locks"  of  its  members — 
"  FEAx/'  signifying  hair  in  the  language  of 
our  Saxon  ancestors,  and  it  was  established 
before  the  Norman  conquest  at  Torces- 
ter,  in  the  county  of  Northumberland, 
whence  removing  into  Yorkshire,  there,  in 
the  vicinity  of  York,  in  the  year  1205. 

Richard  Fairfax,  held  the  lands  of 
Askam.    In  those  he  was  s.  by  his  son, 

William  Fairfax,  of  Askam,  living  in 
the  times  of  John  and  of  Henry  III.  who 
wedded  Alice,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Ni- 
cholas de  Bugthorp,  and  had  a  son  and 
successor, 

William  Fairfax,  who  was  bailiff  of 
York,  in  1249,  and  purchasing  from  Peter 
de  Bruce  the  manor  of  W  alton,  made  that 
the  place  of  his  residence.  He  espoused 
Mary,  relict  of  Walter  Flower,  great 
nephew  of  Took  Flower,  mayor  of  York, 
temp.  Richard  I.  and  had  a  son  and  suc- 
cessor, 

Thomas  Fairfax,  of  Walton,  living  in 
the  12th  Edward  I.  who  wedded  Agnes, 
daughter  and  heir  of  Henry  Sezevaux, 
mayor  of  York,  and  had  three  sons,  namely, 
William,  who  d.  s.p.,  Bego,  treasurer  of  the 
Cathedral  Church,  of  York,  who  likewise 
died  issueless,  and 

John  Fairfax,  who  succeeded  at  Walton, 
in  the  reign  of  Edward  I.  He  m.  Clare, 
daughter  and  heir  of  William  Scott,  by  his 
wife,  Constance,  daughter  and  co-heir  of 
Sir  Roger  Bruce,  of  Walton,  and  was  s.  by 
his  son, 

Thomas  Fairfax,  of  Walton,  living  in 
the  reign  of  Edward  II.  who  wedded  Mar- 
garet, daughter  of  John  Malbysse,  and 
eventually  heiress  of  Sir  William  Malbysse, 
by  which  lady  he  had,  with  two  daughters 
(Anne,  m.  to  —  Marton,  and  Claricia,  m.  to 
William  Palmes,  of  Naburn  (see  vol.  i.  p. 
611),  a  son  and  heir, 


William  Fairfax,  of  Walton,  who  tn. 
Ellen,  daughter  of  John,  or  Roucliflfe,  of 
Rouclitfe,  and  had  issue, 

Thomas,  his  heir. 

John,  LL.D. 

Margaret,  prioress  of  Nun  Moncton. 
Mary,  )  both  nuns  in  the  Abbey  of 
Alice,  S  Sempringham. 
The  elder  son, 

Thomas  Fairfax,  living  at  Walton,  23rd 
Edward  III.  m.  Elizabeth,  or  Margaret, 
daughter  and  heiress  of  Sir  Ivo  de  Etton, 
Lord  of  GiLLiNG,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

William  Fairfax,  of  Walton,  patron  of 
the  churches  of  Halnaby  and  Scotton.  This 
gentleman  m.  in  1392,  Constance  de  Mauley, 
sister  of  Peter,  fourth  Lord  Mauley,  and 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Thomas  Fairfax,  of  Walton,  who  wedded 
Margaret,  sister  and  heir  of  Richard  Friston, 
esq.  of  Marston,  and  relict  of  Sir  Robert 
Rowcliflfe,  and  dying  in  1415,  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  son, 

Richard  Fairfax,  of  Walton,  who  flou- 
rished in  the  reigns  of  the  fourth,  fifth,  and 
sixth  Henries,  and  was  chief-justice  of  Eng- 
land under  the  last  monarch.  He  m.  Anas- 
tasia,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  John  Car- 
thorpe,  by  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  daughter  and 
co-heir  of  Sir  William  Ergham,  knt.  and  had 
issue, 

I.  William,  his  heir. 

II.  Bryan,  LL.D.  in  holy  orders. 

III.  Guy  (Sir),  who  was  constituted  one 
of  the  justices  of  the  Court  of  King's 
Bench,  29th  September,  1478.  Sir 
Guy  Fairfax  obtained  from  his  father 
the  manor  of  Steeton,  in  the  county  of 
York,  and  erecting  a  castle,  seated 
himself  there.  He  m.  Margaret,  dau. 
of  Sir  William  Ryther,  of  Ryther, 
and  from  him  descended  the  extant 
Lords  Fairfax,  of  Cameron,  (see 
Burke's  Peerage  and  Baronetage) 
and  the  Fairfaxes  of  Newton  and 
Steeton. 

IV.  Richard,  in  holy  orders. 

V.  Nicholas  (Sir),  a  knight  of  Rhodes, 

VI.  Miles. 

VII.  Margaret. 

VIII.  Anne. 

IX.  Ellen,  a  nun  and  prioress  of  Nun 
Moncton,  near  York. 

The  eldest  son  and  heir, 

William  Fairfax,  esq.  of  Walton,  m. 
Catherine,  daughter  of  Sir  Humphrey  Ne- 
ville, of  Thornton  Bridge,  by  whom  (who 
wedded,  secondly.  Sir  Richard  Percy,  bro- 
ther of  Henry,  Earl  of  Northumberland) 
he  left  at  his  decease,  31st  Henry  VII.  one 
daughter,  Mary,  m.  to  Thomas  Gower,  esq. 


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115 


of  Sittenham,  in  Yorkshire,  and  one  son, 
his  successor, 

Sir  Thomas  Fairfax,  of  Walton,  wlio 
was  made  a  Knight  of  the  Batli,  in  1495,  at 
the  creation  of  Arthur,  Prince  of  Wales, 
He  espoused  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir 
Robert  Sherburne,  of  Stonyhurst,  in  Lan- 
casliire,  and  had  issue, 

Thomas  (Sir),  his  heir. 

William  (Sir). 

Richard. 

Robert. 

Anne. 

Elizabeth. 

Jane,  m.to  Sir  Richard  Aldborough,  of 

Aldborough. 
Dorothy, 

Sir  Thomas  d.  in  1505,  and  was  s.  by  liis 
eldest  son. 

Sir  Thomas  Fairfax,  of  Walton,  who  es- 
poused Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  William  Gas- 
coigne,  of  Gawthorpe,  in  the  county  of 
York,  by  the  Lady  Margaret  Percy,  third 
and  youngest  daughter  of  Henry,  third  Earl 
of  Northumberland,  and  dying  in  1520,  was 
s.  by  his  eldest  son. 

Sir  Nicholas  Fairfax,  of  Walton  and 
Gilling,  who  was  sherilT  for  the  county  of 
York  in  the  23rd  and  36th  years  of  Henry 
VIII.  and  in  the  3rd  of  Elizabeth.  He 
wedded,  first,  Alice,  daughter  of  Sir  John 
Harrington,  and  secondly,  Jane,  daughter  of 
Guy  Palmes,  esq.  of  Lindley  (vol.  i.  p. 
613),  by  tlie  latter  he  had  issue, 

I.  William  (Sir),  his  heir. 

II.  Nicholas,  who  m.  Jane,  daughter  of 
Sir  William  Hungate,  of  Sax  ton. 

III.  George,  m.  — ,  daughter  of  Sir 
Francis  Salvin,  of  Thorpsalvin  and 
Newbigging. 

IV.  Thomas,  m.  — ,  daughter  of  Vaux. 

V.  Robert,  ni.  — ,  daughter  of  John 
Spencer,  of  Yeringhara. 

VI.  Edward,  m.  to  Ursula,  daughter  of 
John,  second  Lord  Mordaunt,  (see 
Burke's  Extinct  and  Dormant  Peer- 
age). 

vii.  Cuthbert. 

VIII.  Henry. 

IX.  Margaret,  m.  to  Sir  William  Bela- 
syse,  knt.  of  Newborougli,  and  was 
grandmother  of  the  first  Lord  Fau- 

CONBERG. 

X.  Anne,  m.  to  Christopher  de  Frick- 
ley,  esq. 

XI.  Ellenor,  m.  to  John  Vavasor,  esq. 
of  Hazlewood. 

XII.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  —  Roos,  esq.  of 
Ingney  thorp. 

XIII.  Mary,  m.  to  Sir  Henry  Curwen, 
of  Workington  (vol.  i.  p.  579). 

Sir  Nicholas  d.  in  1570,  and  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  son, 

Sir  William  Fairfax,  of  Walton  and 
Gilling,  sheriff  of  Yorkshire  in  the  31st 


Henry  VIII.  who  wedded,  first,  Agnes,* 
eldest  daugliter  of  George,  Lord  D'Arcy, 
but  had  no  issue.  He  espoused,  secondly, 
Jane,  daughter  and  heir  of  Bryan  Stapleton, 
esq.  of  Nottingham  and  Burton,  by  whom 
he  had  an  only  son  and  heir. 

Sir  Thomas  Fairfax,  of  Walton  and 
Gilling,  sheriff  of  Yorkshire  in  the  3rd  of 
Charles  I.  This  gentleman  was  elevated 
to  the  peerage  of  Ireland  on  the  10th  Feb- 
ruary, 1625,  as  Viscount  Fairfax,  of  Elm- 
ley.  He  m.  first,  Mary,  daughter  of  Robert 
Ford,  esq.  of  Butley  Abbey,  and  relict  of 
Sir  William  Bamburgh,  bart.  of  Howton, 
but  had  no  issue.  His  lordship  espoused, 
secondly,  Catherine,  sister  of  Henry,  Vis- 
count Dunbar,  and  daughter  of  Sir  Henry 
Constable,  of  Burton  Constable,  by  his  wife, 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Sir  William  Dormer, 
and  had  the  following  children, 

I.  Thomas,  his  heir. 

II.  Henry,  who  m.  Frances,  daughter  of 
Henry  I5aker,  esq.  of  Hurst,  in  Berk- 
shire, and  dying,  4th  April,  1650,  left 
(with  a  younger  son  and  daughter) 

Henry,  of  Hurst,  his  heir,  whose 
only  child  and  heir, 

Frances  Fairfax,  m.  in  1697, 
David,  Earl  of  Buchan 
(see  Burke's  Peerage  and 
Baronetage). 

III.  William,  who  m.  Mary,  daughter  of 
Marmaduke  Cholmondeley,  esq.  of 
Brandsby,  in  the  county  of  York,  and 
left  two  sons,  viz. 

Charles,  of  York,  who  m.  first,  the 
widow  of  —  Walmesley,  esq.  of 
Dunkenhaigh,  in  Lancashire,  by 
whom  he  had  an  only  child, 
Charles,  who  died  young.  He 
wedded,  secondly,  Mrs.  Middle- 
ton,  and  thirdly,  Mrs.  Mullins, 
but  d.  s.  p. 

William,  who  inherited,  as  ninth 
viscount. 

IV.  Nicholas,  who  m.  Isabel,  elder  dau. 
and  co-heir  of  Thomas  Beck  with,  esq. 
of  Acton. 

V.  Jordan. 

VI.  John. 

VII.  Jane,  m.  to  Cuthbert  Morley,  esq. 

VIII.  Margaret,  m.  first,  to  Watkinson 
Tailor,  esq.  and,  secondly,  to  Sir  John 
Hotham. 

IX.  Catherine,  m.  first,  to  Robert  Staple- 
ton,  esq.  of  Wighill,  and,  secondly, 
to  Sir  Matthew  Boynton,  bart. 

X.  Mary,  m.  to  Sir  Thomas  Lay  ton, 
knt.  of  East  Layton. 


*  To  this  lady  her  father,  the  Lord  D'Arcy  be- 
queathed by  his  will,  100  marks  and  his  best 
wrought  silk  carpet,  bordered  with  crimson  velvet, 
which  the  lady  herself  had  made. 


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FAIRFAX,  OF  GILLING  CASTLE. 


XI.  Dorothy,  wt.  to  John  Ingram,  esq. 

and,  secondly,  to  Sir  Thomas  Nor- 

cliffe,  knt.  of  Huntington. 
Thomas,  first  Lord  Fairfax,  d.  in  1636,  and 
was     by  his  eldest  son, 

Thomas  Fairfax,  second  viscount,  who 
m.  Alathea,  youngest  daughter  of  Sir  Philip 
Howard  (from  whom  the  earls  of  Carlisle), 
and  his  wife  Margaret,  daughter  of  Sir  John 
Carryl,  of  Hastings,  in  the  county  of  Sussex, 
-and  had  issue, 

I.  William,  his  successor. 

II.  Charles,  who  inherited  as  fifth  vis- 
count. 

IIL  John,  who  m.  Mary,  daughter  of 
Colonel  Thomas  Hungate,  and  d.  in 
1^92. 

IV.  Nicholas,  born  at  Gilling,  m.  Eli- 
zabeth, fourth  daughter  of  Sir  Tho- 
mas Davison,  of  Blackstone,  (by  his 
wife  Elizabeth,  eldest  daughter  of 
Sir  William  Lambton,  of  Lambton, 
and  widow  of  John  Chaytor,  esq.  of 
Croft),  by  whom  he  had  two  sons  and 
a  daughter,  viz. 

1.  Nicholas,  >  6th  and  8th  vis- 

2.  Charles,    >  counts. 

3.  Alathea,  m.  to  John  Forcer,  esq. 
and  left  two  daughters. 

V.  Philip. 

VI.  Mary. 

VII.  Catherine,  m.  first,  to  George  Me- 
tham,  esq.  of  Metham,  and,  secondly, 
to  Sir  Arthur  Ingram. 

His  lordship  died  24th  September,  1641, 
and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

William  Fairfax,  third  viscount,  born  at 
Naworth  Castle,  6th  June,  1630,  who  m. 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Alexander  Smith, 
esq.  of  Norfolk,  and  had  two  sons  and  a 
daughter,  viz. 

Thomas,  his  heir. 

William,  who  d.  in  infancy. 

Catharine,  m,  to  Benjamin  Mildmay, 
Lord  Fitzwalter. 
The  third  viscount  died  in  1648,  and  his 
widow  espoused,  secondly,  Sir  John  Good- 
ricke,  bart.  of  Ribston.  He  was  s.  by  his 
son, 

Thomas  Fairfax,  fourth  viscount,  who 
died  in  infancy,  and  was  s.  by  his  uncle, 

Charles  Fairfax,  fifth  viscount,  attainted 
by  King  James's  Irish  parliament  of  1689,  as 
resident  in  England.  His  lordship  wedded 
Abigail,  daughter  of  Sir  John  Yates,  knt. 
and  had  an  only  child, 

Alathea,  who  m.  William,  LordWid- 
drington,  and  was  mother  of  the  ill- 
fated  Lord  Widdrington,  beheaded 
for  his  participation  in  the  rising  of 
1715. 

Lord  Fairfax  died  6th  July,  1711,  and  leav- 
ing no  male  issue,  was  s.  by  liis  nephew, 


Nicholas  Fairfax,  sixth  viscount,  who  m. 
Mary,  daughter  of  William  Weld,  esq.  of 
Lulworth  (see  Weld  of  Lulworth,  vol.  i.  p. 
198),  and  by  her,  who  espoused,  secondly. 
Sir  Francis  Hungate,  bart.  of  Saxton,  had  a 
daughter,  Mary,  m.  to  her  relative,  Charles- 
Gregory,  tenth  Viscount  Fairfax,  and  a  son 
and  successor, 

Charles  Fairfax,  seventh  viscount,  who 
died  young,  and  was  s.  by  his  uncle, 

Charles  Fairfax,  eighth  viscount,  at 
whose  decease,  unmarried,  the  honors  of 
the  family  devolved  on  his  kinsman, 

William  Fairfax,  ninth  viscount  (grand- 
son of  the  first  peer).  His  lordship  espoused 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Captain  Gerard,  and 
had  issue, 

Charles-Gregory,  his  heir. 
Richard,  who  pre-deceased  his  brother, 
s.  p. 

Alathea,  who  m.  Ralph  Pigott,  esq.  of 
Whitton,  in  Middlesex,  and  had  a 
son, 

Nathaniel  Pigott,  esq.  who  m. 
Anna-Mathurina,  daughter  of 
Monsieur  de  Beriol,  grand  bail- 
lie  of  the  Seigniory  de  Aigemont 
Tavinque,  in  the  Austrian  Ne- 
therlands, and  by  her,  who  died 
in  1792,  he  left,  at  his  decease  in 
1804,  with  other  issue,  a  second 
son, 

Charles-Gregory  Pigott, 
who  inherited  the  Fairfax 
estates,  and,  having  assumed 
that  surname,  is  the  present 
Charles -Gregory  Fair- 
fax, esq.  of  Gilling  Castle. 
The  ninth  viscount  Fairfax  died  in  Novem- 
ber, 1738,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Charles-Gregory  Fairfax,  tenth  vis- 
count, who  m.  first,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Hugh,  Lord  Cliflford,  of  Chudleigh,  and  re- 
lict of  the  Viscount  Dunbar,  by  whom,  who 
died  in  1721,  he  had  no  issue.  His  lordship 
wedded,  secondly,  Mary,  daughter  of  Ni- 
cholas, sixth  Lord  Fairfax,  and  by  that  lady, 
who  died  in  1741,  left  at  his  decease  an  only 
surviving  daughter  and  heiress. 

The  Hon.  Anne  Fairfax,  who  died  un- 
married in  1793,  when  the  estates  passed  to 
her  cousin, 

Charles-Gregory  Pigott,  now  Fair- 
fax, esq.  their  present  possessor. 

Arms — Arg.  three  bars-gemelles  gu.  sur- 
mounted by  a  lion  rampant  sa. 

Ci'esi — On  a  cap  of  maintenance,  a  lion 
passant  guardant  sa. 

Motto — Je  le  feray  durant  ma  vie. 

Estates — In  Yorkshire. 

Seat — Gilling  Castle,  18  miles  north  of 
York. 


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CHETHAM-STRODE,  OF  SOUTHHILL. 

STRODE-CHETHAM,  RANDLE,  esq.  of  South  Hill,  in  the  county  of  Somerset, 
b.  7th  January,  1773,  inherited  the  estates  at  the  decease  of  his  brother  Richard, 
issueless  in  1828,  and  assumed,  by  sign  manual,  the  additional  surname  and  arms  of 
Strode. 

ILmeage. 


The  family  of  Strod  e,  which  derives  from 
the  Dukes  of  Bretagne,  was  founded  in  En- 
gland by  one  of  the  soldiers  of  the  Conquest, 

Sir  Warinus  de  la  Strode,  Lord  of 
Strode,  in  Dorsetshire,  whose  immediate 
successors  enjoyed  large  estates  in  the 
counties  of  Dorset  and  Somerset,  to  the 
eighth  of  whom  in  direct  line  we  pass, 
namely, 

Sir  John  de  Strode,  knt.  who  was 
sheriff  of  Dorset  and  Somerset  shires,  in  the 
17th  Henry  III.  He  had  two  sons,  John 
Strode,  of  Parnham,  and  an  elder,  his  suc- 
cessor, 

Nicholas  de  Strode,  living  in  1249, 
whose  son  and  heir. 

Sir  Hugh  de  Strode,  knt.  m.  Beatrix, 
daughter  and  heiress  of  Sir  John  de  Bytton, 
knt.  and  Hawise,  his  wife,  the  daughter  and 
heiress  of  Matthew  Ffurneaux.  Sir  Hugh 
was  living  in  the  time  of  Edward  I.  and 
was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  son, 

Sir  Hugh  de  Strode,  of  Chalmington, 
who  m.  Beatrice,  daughter  of  —  Fitchet, 
esq.  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Henry  de  Strode,  living  in  the  reigns 
of  Edward  H.  and  Edward  III.  who  es- 
poused Maud,  daughter  and  heiress  of  — 
de  Beaupre,  and  had  two  sons,  Hugh  and 
Edmund.    He  was  s,  by  the  elder, 

Hugh  de  Strode,  flourished  temp.  Ed- 
ward III.  and  Richard  II.  whose  son  and 
heir, 


Henry  de  Strode, living  temp.  Richard 
II.  espoused  Elizabeth,  daughter  and  heir- 
ess of  John  and  Joan  Brent,  and  was  s.  by 
his  son, 

Richard  de  Strode,  of  Parnham,  in  the 
county  of  Dorset,  who  m.  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter and  heir  of  John  Jerard,  and  had  a  son, 
William  de  Strode,  of  Parnham,  who 
espoused  Alice,  daughter  and  heiress  of 
Roger  Ledred,  and  had  two  sons,  namely, 
I.  William,  of  Parnham,  who  conti- 
nuing the  elder  line,  wedded  Alianor^ 
daughter  of  John  Cheyne,  of  Pinho, 
in  Devonshire,  and  was  s.  by  his 
son, 

John  de  Strode,  of  Parnham^ 
who  m.  first.  Christian,  daughter 
of  John  Pokeswell,  of  Strode,, 
and  had  issue, 

Robert,  his  successor. 

Giles,  d.  s.  p. 

Dorothy,  m.  to  —  Hemerford. 
He  wedded,  secondly,  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Richard  Polhott, 
and  had  other  issue.  He  was  s. 
by  his  eldest  son, 
Robert  de  Strode,  of  Parnham. 
This  gentleman  espoused  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Reginald 
Hody,  son  of  Lord  Chief  Baron 
Hody,  of  the  Exchequer,  temp. 
Henry  VIII.  and  was  s.  by  his 
son, 

John  de  Strode,  of  Parnham,  b. 
in  1524,  m.  first,  Katherine, 
daughter  of  G  regory ,  Lord  Crom- 
well,* and  had  a  son,  John  (Sir). 


*  Gregory,  Lord  Cromwell,  son  of  Thomas, 
Earl  of  Essex,  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir  John 
Seymour,  sister  of  Edward,  Duke  of  Somerset, 
and  widow  of  Anthony  Oughtred,  by  whom  he 
had  three  sons,  Henry  (second  lord),  Edward, 
and  Thomas,  and  two  daughters,  Frances,  m.  to 
Edward  Strode,  esq.  of  Devonshire,  and  Ka- 
therine, m.  to  John  Strode,  esq.  of  Parnham,  in 
the  county  of  Dorset.  Burke's  Extijict  and  Dor- 
mant Peerage. 

Fuller,  in  his  Church  History,  has  the  follow- 
ing passage.  "  A  knight  (Sir  John  Strode,  of 
Parnham,  in  Dorsetshire)  aged  near  eighty,  whose 
mother  was  daughter  of  Lord  Cromwell's  son^ 


118 


CHETHAM-STRODE,  OF  SOUTHHILL. 


He  wedded,  secondly,  Margaret, 
daughter  and  heiress  of  Cliris- 
tian  Hadly,  and  widow  of  Tho- 
mas Luttrel,  of  Duuster  Castle,* 
by  whom  he  had 
Hugh. 

Margaret,  m.  to  E.  Kerr. 
Anne,  m.  to  E.  Stradling. 
Dorothy,  wi.  to  W.  Prowse. 
Bridget. 
Alice. 

He  d.  in  1581,  and  was  *.  by  his 
elder  son, 
Sir  John  de  Strode,  knt.  of 
Parnham,  b.  in  1561,  m.  Anne, 
daughter  of  Sir  John  Wyndhani, 
knt.  of  Orchard,  and  had  two 
sons, 

John  (Sir),  his  successor. 
George  (Sir),  serjeant-at-law, 
b.  m  1626,  M.P.  for  Lyme 
Regis,  temp.  Charles  II. 
He  rf.  in  1624,  and  was  s.  by  his 
elder  son. 
Sir  John  Strode,  of  Chantmarle, 
b.  in  1624,  wedded  Anne,  daugh- 
ter of  T.  Brown,  esq.  of  Wal- 
cott,  in  the  county  of  North- 
ampton, and  widow  of  John, 
Lord   Paulet,   of   Hinton,  by 
whom  he  had  an  only  daughter 
and  heiress, 

Elizabeth  Strode,  who  m. 
Sir  William  Oglander,  bart. 
and  thus  terminated  the 
elder  branch  of  the  family.f 


hath  informed  me  that  the  principal  passage 
whereon  the  lord's  enemies  insisted  was  this  ;  it 
being  told  Lord  Cromwell  that  one  accused  him 
of  want  of  fidelity  to  the  king.  Cromwell  re- 
turned in  a  passion,  '  Were  he  now  here  I  would 
strike  my  dagger  into  his  heart,'  meaning  the 
accuser's. 

*  See  vol.  i.  page  143.  This  lady  wedded, 
thirdly,  Richard  Hill,  esq. 

t  Sir  William  Oglander,  third  baronet,  m. 
Elizabeth,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Sir  John  Strode, 
knt.  of  Parnham,  in  the  county  of  Dorset,  and 
dying  in  1734,  was  s.  by  his  son.  Sir  John  Og- 
lander, who  in  right  of  his  mother  succeeded  to 
the  estates  of  the  elder  branch  of  the  ancient 
family  of  Strode.  Burke's  Peerage  and  Baro- 
netage. 

Some  of  the  Strodes  had  property  at  Chep- 
sted,  in  Kent.  In  Harl.  MSS.  1040.  fo.  34, 
mention  is  made  of  the  funeral  of  a  Sir  Nicholas 
Strode  buried  at  Chepsted,  18th  May,  1683,  for 
which  ceremonie  Withie  and  Saunders  furnished 
10  Sarcenet  achievements  ;  arms  of  Letion, 

Strode,  and  Saville 
62  Buckram  achievements 
12  large  pendants 
48  small  pendants 
4  shafroons 
A  pall 

Porteridge. 


II.  John. 

The  second  son  of  William  de  Strode  and 
Alice  Ledred, 

John  Strode,  of  Shepton  Mallet,  in  the 
county  of  Somerset,  wedded  Joanna,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Okele,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Walter  Strode,  of  Shepton  Mallet, 
whose  son  and  heir, 

Thomas  Strode,  of  Shepton  Mallet,  had 
two  sons,  viz. 

I.  John,  whose  son, 

Stephen,  of  Shepton  Mallet,  wt.  a 
daughter  of  Richard  Hodges, 
esq.  of  Chepstow,  and  had  a  son, 
Thomas,  of  Shepton  Mallet, 
living  in  1623,  who  m.  first, 
Alicia,  daughter  of  Macklin 
Bulliford,  and  had  a  daugh- 
ter, Alice,  who  d.  s.  p.  He 
wedded,    secondly,  Anna, 
daughter  of  —  Lane,  of 
Mells,  and  relict  of  John 
Butcher,  by  whom  he  had 
two  other  daughters. 

1.  Abigail,  aged  twenty- 
one  years  in  1623.  This 
lady  m.  Richard  Swaine, 
esq.  of  the  Gonvil 
Swaines.  They  had 
issue,  Abigail  Swaine, 
who  m.  Wyndham  Har- 
bin, esq.  of  Newtown, 
in  the  county  of  Somer- 
set. She  d.  4th  August, 
1723,  leaving  issue, 
SwAYNE  Harbin  and  a 
daughter. 

2.  Hannah,  aged  sixteen 
in  1623. 

II.  Edward. 
The  second  son, 

Edward  Strode,  of  Shepton  Mallet,  m. 
Alicia,  daughter  of  Robert  Whiting,  brother 
of  the  last  abbot  of  Glastonbury,  and  left  a 
son, 

William  Strode,  of  Shepton  Mallet,  who 
wedded  Elizabeth,  daughter  and  heiress  of 
Galfrid  Upton,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Galfrid  or  Geoffrey,  of  Shepton 
Mallet,  who  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  William  Filiol,  of  Marnhull,  in 
Dorset,  and  was  father  of 

Colonel  William  Strode,  the  dis- 
tinguished patriot,  so  celebrated 
and  conspicuous  in  the  troubled 
times  of  Charles  I.  He  was 
one  of  the  five  members  of  par- 
liament demanded  by  that  un- 
fortunate monarcli  out  of  the 
House  of  Commons ;  and  is 
styled  by  Clarendon  in  his  His- 
tory, as  "  that  turbulent  seditious 
fellow.'^  So  highly  valued  was 
Colonel  Strode  by  the  Commons, 
that  he  v/as  honored  with  a  pub- 


CHETHAM-STRODE,  OF  SOUTHHILL. 


119^ 


lie  funeral,  and  interred  with 
great  ceremony  in  Westminster 
Abbey. 

II.  George,  of  London. 

III.  William. 
The  third  son, 

William  Strode,  esq.  of  Shepton  Mallet, 
m.  Joanna,  daughter  and  heiress  of  E.  Bar- 
nard, esq.  of  Downside,*  in  the  county  of 
Somerset,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Edward  Strode,  esq.  b.  22nd  August, 
1623,  s.  by  his  son, 

John  Strode,  esq.  who  wedded   , 

daughter  of  J.  Hippesley,  esq.  of  Camley, 
and  left  a  son  and  heir, 

James  Strode,  esq.  who  m.  Amy  A'Court, 
and  had  (with  a  younger  son,  Edward,  killed 
in  a  duel,  in  France)  his  successor, 

Carew  Strode,  esq.  of  Southhill  House, 
in  the  county  of  Somerset,  who  espoused 
Elizabeth  Skinner,  and  had  issue, 

I.  James,  who  d.  s.  p. 

II.  Edward,  his  heir. 

Mr.  Strode  was  s.  by  his  only  surviving  son, 
Edward  Strode,  esq.  of  Southhill.  This 
gentleman  m.  Mary,  daughter  of  —  Simp- 
son, esq.  of  the  county  of  Cumberland,  and 
had  issue, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

II.  Anne,  m.  15th  October,  1770,  to 
Thomas  Chetham,  esq.  of  Mellor 
Hall,  in  the  county  of  Derby,  and 
had  five  sons,  viz. 

1.  Thomas  Chetham,  of  whom 
presently,  as  inheritor  of  the 
Strode  estates,  on  the  demise  of 
his  uncle,  James  Strode,  in  1807. 

2.  Richard  Chetham,  twin  brother 
and  successor  of  Thomas. 

3.  Randle  Chetham,  who  having 
succeeded  his  brother,  Richard, 
in  the  Strode  estates,  assumed 
the  additional  surname  and  arms 
of  Strode,  and  is  the  present 
Randle  Chetham-Strode,  esq. 
of  Southhill. 

4.  Edward  Chetham,  captain  R.N. 
and  Companion  of  the  Bath. 

6.  John  Chetham,  a  colonel  in  the 
army. 

III.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  the  Rev.  Andre 
Boisdaune,  and  had  two  daughters, 

1.  Mary  Boisdaune,  m.  to  —  Bell, 
esq.  of  Sellaby,  in  the  county  of 
Durham. 

2.  Augusta  Boisdaune,  m.  first,  to 
Col.  Moorhouse,  and  secondly, 
to  George,  eighteenth  Lord  Aud- 
ley,  (his  lordship's  second  wife). 


*  The  remains  of  part  of  the  old  mansion  of 
the  Barnards  still  exist.  A  curious  and  beautiful 
gold  ring  was  discovered,  in  1825,  amongst  the 
rubbish,  on  the  inside  of  which  was  engraved  the 
name  of  Elizabeth. 


Mr.  Strode  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  only 
son, 

John  Strode,  esq.  of  Southhill,  sometime 
colonel  of  the  Bath  Volunteers,  and  a  deputy 
lieutenant  and  justice  of  the  peace  for  the 
county  of  Somerset.  He  married  Margaret- 
Sophia,  daughter  of  Sir  Henry- John  Parker, 
hart,  of  Talton,  in  the  county  of  Worcester, 
by  whom,  who  d.  25th  August,  1805,  he  had 
no  issue.  Colonel  Strode  died  at  the  age  of 
sixty-nine,  in  1807,  and  was  buried  in  the 
family  vault,  in  the  parish  church,  (West 
Cranmore)  by  the  side  of  his  wife,  to  whose 
memory  he  had  erected  an  elegant  monu- 
ment, with  the  following  inscription  : — 

"  Sacred  to  the  memory  of  Margaret-Sophia 
Strode,  wife  of  John  Strode,  esq.  and  daughter  of 
Sir  Henry-John  Parker,  bart.  of  Talton,  in  tho^ 
county  of  Worcester.  She  died  on  Sunday,  25th. 
August,  1805,  aged  55  years." 

Above  the  tomb  of  Colonel  Strode  himself, 
there  is  also  a  handsome  monument,  thus 
inscribed  : — 

"  Sacred  to  the  memory  of  John  Strode,  esq. 
the  last  male  heir  of  an  ancient  and  highly  respect- 
able family  resident  in  this  parish,  and  lords 
of  this  manor  nearly  two  hundred  years ;  his 
early  life  was  passed  in  the  profession  of  arms, 
and  his  latter  years  were  dedicated  to  the  service 
of  his  country  in  a  civil  capacity,  as  an  active, 
humane,  and  intelligent  magistrate  ;  but  when  his 
country  was  threatened  by  foreign  invasion  he 
again  stood  forward  one  of  her  most  zealous  and 
active  defenders,  and  was  honoured  with  the  com- 
mand of  several  corps  of  fencible  troops,  raised  in 
this  country.  He  died,  December  22nd,  1807, 
aged  69  years.  Thomas  Chetham-Strode,  his 
nephew  and  heir,  caused  this  to  be  erected  to  his 
memory." 

Colonel  Strode  was  s.  by  (the  eldest  son  of 
his  elder  sister)  his  nephew, 

Thomas  Chetham,  esq.  b.  29th  Novem- 
ber, 1771,  who  in  consequence  of  inheriting 
the  Strode  estates,  assumed  by  sign  manual, 
in  December,  1808,  the  additional  surname 
and  arms  of  Strode.  He  m.  in  1816,  Ca- 
therine-Brandreth  Backhouse,  widow  of 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Spencer-Thomas  Vas- 
sall,  who  so  gloriously  fell  in  leading  the 
British  troops  to  the  stonn  of  Monte  Video,. 
A.D.  1807,  (see  vol.  i.  p.  501)  and  dau.  and 
co-heiress  of  the  late  Rev.  D.  Evans,  D.D. 
sometime  a  chaplain  to  King  George  III. 
and  rector  of  West  Tilbury,  in  Essex.  By 
this  lady  (who  survives  him)  he  had  no 
issue.  He  d.  11th  September,  1827,  and 
was     by  his  next  brother, 

Richard  Chetham,  esq.  who  assumed  on 
inheriting  the  additional  surname  and  arms 
of  Strode.  He  espoused  Frances,  second 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Robert  Thomlinson, 
M.A.  rector  of  Cleye,  in  the  county  of  Nor- 
folk, but  dying  p.  19th  July,  1828,  was  s. 
by  his  brother,  Randle  Chetham,  who,  as- 
suming the  surname  and  arms  of  Strode,  is 


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O'SHEE,  OF  GARDENMORRES. 


the  present  Handle  Chetham-Strode,  esq. 
of  Southhill. 

FAMILY  OF  CHETHAM. 

This  is  a  branch  of  the  ancient  Lancashire 
family  of  the  same  name. 

James  Chetham,  esq.  sometime  of  Jarden, 
and  afterwards  of  Mellor  Hall,  in  the 
county  of  Derby,  which  estate  he  purchased, 
in  16n6,  m.  first,  Susanna,  daughter  of  W. 
Radclitfe,  esq.  of  Mellor,  by  whom  (who  d. 
26th  April,  1680)  he  had  issue, 
James,  his  heir. 

Thomas,  baptized  23rd  May,  1678,  and 

buried  23rd  March,  1696. 
Katherine,  baptized  17th  May,  1669,  m. 
to  William  RadclifFe,  esq.  of  Podnor, 
and  died  in  May,  1696. 
Mary,  baptized  26th  December,  1672, 
m.  in  1703,  to  Joseph  Chaddock,  esq. 

He  wedded,  secondly,  Anne   ,  but  had 

no  further  issue.  He  d.  in  1704,  (will  dated 
29th  December,  1703,  and  proved  19th  April, 
1704)  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

James  Chetham,  esq.  of  Mellor  Hall, 
baptized  26th  September,  1675,  m.  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  —  Lawton,  esq.  and  had  issue, 

I.  James,  heir  to  his  father. 

II.  Thomas,  heir  to  his  brother. 

III.  William,  baptized  at  Mellor,  15th 
October,  1707. 

IV.  Edward,  h.  16th  August,  1711. 

V.  Hester,  h.  23rd  May,  1697,  m.  in 
1719,  to  John  Potts,  the  younger. 

VI.  Susanna,  h.  24th  April,  1705. 

VII.  Elizabeth,  h.  1 1th  May,  1710,  living 
in  1735. 

Mr.  Chetham  made  his  will  16th  May,  1712, 
and  it  was  proved  on  the  29th  September 
following.    He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

James  Chetham,  esq.  of  Mellor  Hall, 
baptized  17th  April,  1700,  died  in  1717,  and 
was  s.  by  his  brother, 

Thomas  Chetham,  esq.  of  Mellor  Hall, 
h.  8th  November,  1702,  m.  first,  16th  Janu- 
ary, 1723,  at  Mecclesfield,  Mary  Hawkins, 
by  whom  he  had  no  issue.  He  espoused 
secondly,  in  March,  1739,  Mary,  third  and 
youngest  daughter  of  Randle  Wilbraham, 
esq.  of  Rhode  and  Nantwich,  in  the  county 
of  Chester,  and  had 
Thomas,  his  heir. 


Mary,  bap.  8th  July,  1742,  m.  31st 
July,  1782,  to  Samuel  Macconell, 
esq.  of  Bath,  and  had  an  only  child, 
Isabella    Macconell,    b.  23rd 
April,  1785,  m.  11th  April,  1809, 
to  her   cousin,    Colonel  John 
Chetham. 
Frances,  died  in  infancy,  anno  1743. 
Elizabeth,  bap.  11th  August,  1746,  </. 
in  1767. 

Mr.  Chetham  was  buried  on  the  21st  Jan- 
uary, 1756,  and  was  s.  by  his  only  son, 

Thomas  Chetham,  esq.  of  Mellor  Hall, 
bap.  16th  December,  1739,  espoused  at 
St.  James's,  Westminster,  15th  October, 
1770,  Anne,  elder  daughter  of  Edward 
Strode,  esq.  of  Southhill  House,  in  the 
county  of  Somerset,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Thomas,    ^  successors      to  the 

II.  Richard,  >  Strode  estates,  and  by 

III.  Randle,  )  assumption  Strode  in 
addition  to  Chetham,  the  last  is  the 
present  proprietor. 

IV.  Edward,  capt.  R.N.  h.  atHighgate, 
5th  July,  1774,  m.  28th  June,  1810, 
Margaret,  third  daughter  of  William 
Deane,  esq.  and  has  issue. 

V.  John,  of  Londonderry,  a  colonel  in 
the  army,  h.  at  Highgate,  29th  June, 
1779,  m.  11th  April,  1809,  his  cousin, 
Isabella,  daughter  of  Samuel  Mac- 
conell, esq.  by  his  wife,  Mary  Che- 
tham, and  has  issue,  Samuel,  h.  in 
January,  1810. 

Mr.  Chetham  died  in  October,  1799,  and 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son,  Thomas,  who  sub- 
sequently inherited  the  Strode  estates,  and 
assumed  the  additional  surname  and  arms 
of  Strode. 

Arms — Quarterly  ;  first  and  fourth,  er- 
mine in  a  canton  sa.  a  crescent  arg.  for 
Strode.  Second  and  third,  arg.  a  grifiin 
segreant  gu.  within  a  bordure  bezantee,  for 
Chetham. 

Crests — First,  for  Strode,  a  demi  lion 
couped  or.  Second,  for  Chetham,  a  demi 
griffin,  holding  a  cross  potent  arg. 

Motto — Malo  mori  quam  foedari. 

Estates — In  Somersetshire. 

Seat — Southhill  House,  situated  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mendip  Hills. 


O'SHEE,  OF  GARDENMORRES. 

O'SHEE,  JOHN-POWER,  esq.  of  Gardenmorres,  in  the  county  of  Waterford,  and 
of  Sheestown,  in  the  county  of  Kilkenny,  b.  15th  February,  1809,  succeeded  his  father 
in  1827.  Mr.  O'Shee,  who  is  a  magistrate  for  the  counties  of  Waterford  and  Kil- 
kenny, and  deputy-lieutenant  of  the  foraier,  served  the  office  of  sheriflf  for  the  county 
of  Waterford  in  1832. 


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Hmeage. 


This  family,  of  Milesian  origin,  derives 
from  the  Irish  princes  of  Iveragh,  in  the 
county  of  Kerry,  and  its  direct  ancestor, 
prior  to  the  English  invasion,  is  acknow- 
ledged to  have  held  the  sceptre  as  King  or 
Lord  of  Iveragh.  Within  the  jurisdiction 
of  Iveragh  was  situated  the  Island  of  Dair- 
hre,  the  estate  of  the  O'Shees,  and  in  an 
ancient  pedigree,  attested  by  Robert  Cooke, 
Clarencieux  King  of  Arms,  in  the  year  1582, 

Oda,  or  Odanus  O'Shee,  chieftain  of 
the  Sept,  about  the  beginning  of  the  twelfth 
century,  is  styled  Lord  of  the  manors  of 
Cloran-O'Shee,  Clone-O'Shee,  and  Dran- 
gan-O'Shee,  in  the  barony  of  Middle  third 
and  county  of  Tipperary,  and  of  the  Can- 
thred  of  Texnane  O'Shee,  in  the  county  of 
Kerry,  (situated  in  the  barony  of  Iveragh). 
The  tenth  in  descent  from  this  chief, 

Odoneus  O'Shee,  (whose  grandfather, 
Thadeus  O'Shee,  had  removed  from  Tex- 
nane O'Shee  to  the  county  of  Tipperary) 
obtained  denizenship  for  himself  and  his 
three  brothers,  William,  Edmund,  and  John, 
on  the  6th  November,  A.D.  1381, 15th  Rich- 
ard II.  This  Odoneus  was  likewise  lord  of 
the  manors  of  Cramps  Castle,  and  Shees- 
land,  near  Kiltinane,  in  the  county  of  Tip- 
perary.   He  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Robert  Shee,  who  became  heir  also  to 
his  above  mentioned  uncles,  William,  Ed- 
mund, and  John.    He  was  father  of 

Thadeus  Shee,  who  succeeded  him.  This 
chief  having  unfortunately  slain  on  the  6th 
December,  1433,  John  Butler,  brother  of 
the  Baron  of  Dunboyne,  and  Seneschal  to 
the  White  Earl,  in  the  county  palatine  of 
Tipperary,  the  baron  entered  into  Drangan, 
Shees  land,  and  other  parcels  as  an  ericke 
after  the  Irish  custom.  His  brother,  Cor- 
macke  O'Shee,  was  about  the  same  period 
confirmed  in  the  lordship  of  Cloran,  by 
Thomas  Butler,  prior  of  Kilmainham,  which 
estate  however  came  again  into  the  posses- 
sion of  the  descendants  of  Thadeus.  He 
m.  Margaret,  daughter  and  heir  of  William 


Britten,  chieftain  of  the  name,  and  had  four 
sons,  viz. 

I.  Robert,  his  heir. 

II.  John. 

III.  Arthur,  who  m,  Issmay  Cadell, 
heiress  of  Morestown  and  Cadells 
town,  in  the  county  of  Tipperary,  and 
of  Elstown  and  Kilkeraine,  in  the 
county  of  Kilkenny,  and  had  issue. 

IV.  William. 

Thadeus  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Robert  Shee,  who  wedded  Ellen,  daugh- 
ter of  Birmingham,  called  by  the  Irish, 
Mac  Fheoris,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Richard  Shee,  who  was  sent  to  school  to 
Waterford,  by  his  grandmother,  (a  daugh- 
ter of  the  Earl  of  Desmond)  lest  he  should 
be  murdered  by  the  Baron  of  Dunboyne, 
and  he  there  m.  Rose,  daughter  of  —  Archer. 
By  this  lady  he  had  two  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters, of  whom,  Catherine,  m.  William  Bushe, 
of  Waterford.    The  elder  son, 

Robert  Shee,  or  Sheth,  was  the  first  of 
the  family  that  settled  in  Kilkenny.  He  es- 
poused Catherine,  daughter  of  —  Sherlocke, 
of  Kilkenny,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Richard,  his  heir. 

II.  Joan,  m.  to  John  Mothel. 

III.  Beale,  m.  to  Francis  Pembroke. 

IV.  Mary,  m.  to  James  Fforstall. 

V.  Alson,  m.  to  John  Donnell. 

This  Robert  was  slain  on  the  6th  August, 
1500,  at  Mealiffe,  in  the  county  of  Tip- 
perary, where  he  commanded  a  hundred 
men  of  Kilkenny,  under  Sir  Pierce  Butler, 
against  O'Brien,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Richard  Shee,  of  Kilkenny,  who  m. 
Joan,  daughter  and  heir  of  Elias  Archer,  of 
Ross,  by  his  wife,  Marion,  daughter  and 
heir  of  —  Delahyde,  of  the  same  place, 
whose  lands  he  inherited,  and  had  seven 
sons  and  three  daughters,  viz. 

I.  Robert,  his  successor. 

II.  Thomas,  who  m.  Beale  Butler,  and 
had  two  sons  and  two  daughters. 

III.  William,  m.  Margaret  Walshe, 
and  had  seven  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters, of  whom  Pierce  Shee,  the 
eldest  son,  was  recorder  of  Kilkenny. 
William,  (the  father)  died  in  1584, 
and  is  buried  in  St.  Mary's  choir,  in 
Kilkenny,  under  a  flat  tomb-stone, 
bearing  the  following  inscription  : 

"  Hie  jacet  Wilhelmus  Shee,  quondam 

Burgensis  vill  Kilkenne  

qui  obiit   1584  ....  uxor  ejus 

Margareta  Walshe  

IV.  Nicholas,  m.  Beale  Walshe,  and 
had  issue. 

V.  Edmund,  m.  Lettice  Cranesborough, 
and  had  issue. 

VI.  Katherine,  m.  first,  to  Michael 
Boyle,  esq.  and  secondly,  to  Nicho- 


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las  Garvey,  esq.  by  both  of  whom 
she  had  issue. 

VII.  Lettice,  m.  to  John  Sweetman, 
esq.  of  Callan. 

VIII.  Anstice,  this  lady  was  m.  thrice. 
He  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  eldest*  son, 

Robert  SHEE,esq.  who  was  a  justice  of  the 
peace  for  the  county  of  Kilkenny,  and  pur- 
chased lands  in  the  city  and  county  thereof. 
He  wedded  Margaret,  daughter  of —  Rothe, 
esq.  and  had  issue, 

I.  Richard  (Sir),  his  heir. 

II.  Elias,  of  Kilkenny,  who  m.  Marga- 
ret, daughter  of  —  Archer,  esq.  and 
dying  27th  July,  1613,  was  buried  in 
St.  Mary's  choir,  where  a  monument 
was  erected  to  his  memory,  covered 
with  curious  inscriptions  in  Latin 
verse.  He  is  described  by  Holing- 
shed,  "  as  Elias  Sheth,  borne  in  Kil- 
kennye,  sometime  scholer  of  Oxford, 
a  gentleman  of  a  passing  wit,  a  pleas- 
ant conceited  companion,  full  of  mirth 
without  gall.  He  wrote  in  English 
divers  sonnet^."  The  following  epi- 
taph appears  in  Roman  capitals  on  a 
tablet  over  the  monument : 

"  HELioi  Shee  Armigero  multis  na- 
turae dotibus  ac  multiplicis  doctrinaB 
omamentis  conspicuo  conjugi  suavis- 
simo  charissima  uxor  Margareta  Archer 
maesta  posuit  Obiit  Die  "27  Julii  A.  D. 
1613." 

From  this  ELiAS,t  Sir  George  Shee, 
bart.  and  Sir  Martin  Archer  Shee, 
P.R.A.  derive. 
Ill-  Marcus. 

IV.  Matthew. 

V.  Andrew. 

,   VI.  Marion,  m.  to  Thomas  Archer,  esq. 

VII.  Joan,  m.  first,  to  Luke  Black,  esq. 
and  secondly  to  —  Rothe,  esq.  of 
Kilkenny. 

VIII.  Onor,  m.  to  John  Archer,  esq.  and 
had  issue.  She  died  24th  August, 
1616,  and  lies  interred  under  a  mural 
monument  in  St.  Mary's  Church, 
Kilkenny,  on  which  are  the  arms  of 
Archer,  impaling  those  of  Shee,  with 
a  Latin  inscription  underneath. 

IX.  Ellen,  m.  to  Richard  Archdeacon, 
esq.  and  had  issue. 


*  Under  Sir  Martin  Shee,  this  Robert,  the 
eldest  son,  is  erroneously  called  the  youngest. 

i  In  vol.  i.  p.  405,  this  I^i.ias  Shee  is  represented 
as  dying  in  1688,  after  forfeiting  the  estate  of 
Clanmore, — evidently  in  error.  Elias  who  lost 
Clanmore,  was  probably  the  grandson  of  this 
Elias.  By  inquisition,  held  21st  August,  1619, 
it  appears  that  Elias  Shee  was  seised  of  the 
castles  of  Clanmome,  ShuUamrath,  and  FoUingrath, 
within  the  liberties  of  Kilkenny.  His  son  and  heir, 
George  Shee,  was  twenty-three  years  of  age,  and 
married  at  his  father's  death.  Sir  George  Shee, 
hart,  is  the  head  of  this  branch  of  the  family  only. 


X.  Cicily,  m.  to  John  Archer,  esq.  and 
had  issue. 

XI.  Rose,  m.  to  James  Sherlock,  esq 
of  Waterford. 

Robert  Shee  lies  buried  in  St.  Mary^s  Choir, 
Kilkenny.  His  monument  consists  of  a 
large  circular  arch,  within  which  are  his 
arms,  with  seven  quarterings,  and  the  ini- 
tials R.  S.    He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son. 

Sir  Richard  Shee,  knt.  of  Uppercourt, 
in  the  county  of  Kilkenny,  and  of  Clorau, 
in  Tipperary,  a  member  of  Gray's -Inn, 
London,  and  founder,  in  the  year  1582,  of 
the  hospital  in  Kilkenny  called  after  his 
name,  which  institution  he  endowed,  by  his 
will  dated  18th  December,  1603,  with  the 
tythes  of  Butlerswood  and  Kilmocahill,  di- 
recting his  son  and  heir,  under  pain  of  his 
curse  and  promise  of  his  blessing,  to  procure 
a  charter  of  incorporation  of  the  poor  of 
the  hospital,  under  the  title  of  "  Fratres  et 
Sorores  Hospitalis  Jesu  Christi  in  Kil- 
kennia.'^  He  m.  first,  Margaret,  daughter 
of  John  Sherlock,  esq.  of  Mothe,  in  the 
county  of  Waterford,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Robert,  who  died  in  the  lifetime  of 
his  father  unmarried. 

II.  Lucas,  his  heir,  ancestor  of  the 
Cloran  family,  which  see  at  foot  of 
this  article. 

III.  Thomas,  of  Freinstown,  who  left  no 
issue  by  his  wife  Ellen,  daughter  of 
Alderman  Nicholas  Dobbyn,  of  Wa- 
terford. 

IV.  Marcus,  of  whom  presently. 

V.  John. 

VI.  Lettice,  m.  to  John  Grace,  head  of 
the  ancient  baronial  house  of  Courts- 
town,  and  had  issue. 

VII.  Catherine,  m.  first,  Edmund  Cant- 
well,  esq.  of  Moycarkey  Castle,  in 
the  county  of  Tipperary,  and  had  a 
daughter,  Catherine  Cantwell,  who 
wedded  the  Hon.  John  Butler,  son 
of  Edmund,  second  Yiscount  Mount 
Garret.  Mrs.  Cantwell  espoused  se- 
condly, Richard  Fforstal,  jun.  of 
Fforstalstown  and  Ologan  Castles, 
by  whom  she  had  also  a  daughter, 
Catherine  Fforstal,  who  espoused,  in 
1650,  Matthew  Morres,  esq.  of  Bally- 
rickard-Morres. 

VIII.  Margaret,  m.  to  James  Walshe, 
esq. 

IX.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  David  Rothe,  esq. 
of  Tullaghmain,  in  the  county  of  Kil- 
kenny, by  whom  she  had,  with  other 
issue.  Sir  Robert  Rothe,  knt.  the 
first  Mayor  of  Kilkenny,  under  the 
charter  of  King  James  I. 

Sir  Richard  Shee  wedded  secondly  Mar- 
garet, daughter  of  Christopher  Ffagan,  esq. 
alderman  of  Dublin,  but  by  her,  who  sur- 
vived him,  he  left  no  issue.  Sir  Richard 
died  at  his  Castle  of  Bonnestown,  near  Kil- 
kenny, on  the  10th  August,  1608,  and  was 


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buried  in  Ins  own  chapel  in  St.  Mary's 
Clioir  ;  where,  according  to  his  testamentary 
instructions,  a  handsome  monument  was 
erected  to  his  memory,  with  the  following 
inscription,  above  four  shields  bearing  his 
armorial  ensigns  : 

Inclyta  Ricardi  sunt  haec  insignia  Shethi 
Militis  aurati  Nobilis  atque  probi. 

He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son,  Lucas  Shee,  of 
whose  descendants  an  account  will  be  found 
under  **  Sh  EE,  ofCloran/'  Tohis  fourth  son, 
Marcus  Shee,  Sir  Richard  bequeathed 
the  castle,  lands,  &c.  of  Wasesheyes  or 
Sheestown,  Blackouse  Sheys,  alias  Cant- 
well's  Lands,  Ballyragane,  his  part  of  the 
alterage  of  TuUaroan  and  the  parsonage  of 
Stonecarty,  conditionally  that  the  said 
Marcus  pay  yearly  and  for  ever  out  of  the 
same  two  shillings  sterling  to  his  (Sir  Ri- 
chard's) heir,  Lucas,  and  his  heirs  for  ever, 
and  he  directs  his  executors  "  to  keep  the 
said  Marcus  to  the  studdye  of  the  king's 
lawe,  at  his  own  personal  chardges  yf  he 
be  desirous  thereof,  and  not  wantonlye 
given,  in  hope  he  maye  be  the  better  member 
of  the  Commonwealthe,  and  be  the  better 
able  in  this  unfortunate  countrie  to  defend 
himself,  his  brethren  and  friendes  from 
wronge."  This  Marcus  wedded  Ellen, 
daughter  of  Oliver  Grace,  esq.  Baron  of 
Courtstown,  and  had  five  sons,  viz. 

Richard,  his  heir. 

John. 

Lucas,  who  wedded  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Robert  Warren,  esq.  of  Castle- 
town, and  had  a  son, 
Nicholas  Shee,  M.D.  from  whom 
lineally  sprang 

Henry  Shee,  of  Landreces, 
created  a  peer  by  Louis 
XVIII.  whose  sister  and 
heir, 

Letitia  Shee,  espoused 
the  late  Thomas  Clarke, 
of  Landreces,  (a  native 
of  the  county  of  Kil- 
kenny, and  a  colonel  of 
Invalids  in  the  French 
service)  and  was  mother 
of  the  celebrated  Mar- 
shal Henry  Clarke, 
Duke  of  Feltre,  many 
years  minister  at  war  to 
the  Emperor  Napoleon. 

James. 
Thomas. 

Mr.  Shee  was  s  at  his  decease  by  his  eldest 
son, 

Richard  Shee,  esq.  of  Sheestown,  who, 
with  his  father,  forfeited  his  estates  in  the 
rebellion  of  1641,  but  obtained  eventually 
their  restoration.  He  wedded  Rose,  daugh- 
ter and  heir  of  Peter  Rothe,  esq.  and  was  s. 
by  his  son, 


Marcus  Shee,  esq.  of  Sheestown,  who 
espoused  Mary,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Plun- 
kett,  esq.  of  Dunsoghly,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Richard,  his  successor. 

II.  Marcus. 

III.  Nicholas. 

IV.  John,  ancestor  of  the  Shees,  of  Bal- 
lyreddan,  now  represented  by  John 
Shee,  esq.  son  of  the  late  John  Shee, 
esq.  of  Ballyreddan,  colonel  of  the 
35th  regiment. 

He  made  his  will  16th  March,  1684,  and  was 
s.  at  his  death  by  his  eldest  son, 

Richard  Shee,  esq.  of  Sheestown,  who 
m.  the  Hon.  Dymna,  or  Dymphna,  Barne- 
wall,  daughter  of  Robert,  twelfth  Lord 
Trimblestown,  and  dying  10th  December, 
1748,  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Marcus  Shee,  esq.  of  Sheestown.  This 
gentleman  wedded  Thomasina,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Masterson,  esq.  of  Castletown,  and 
had  issue, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

II.  — ,  a  general  in  the  French  service. 

III.  Phillis,  d.  unmarried,  at  Kilkenny, 
aged  eighty  seven. 

IV.  Dymphna,  died  unmarried,  aged 
seventy. 

V.  Catherine,  d.  unm.  aged  sixty-eight. 

VI.  Mary,  d.  unmarried. 

Mr.  Shee  was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  eldest 
son,  who,  adopting  the  Irish  prefix,  became 
John  O'Shee,  esq.  of  Sheestown.  This 
gentleman  resided  chiefly  at  Brussels,  but 
served  the  office  of  sheriff  for  the  county  of 
Waterford.  He  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  and 
heir  of  Richard  Power,  esq.  of  Garden- 
MORRES,  in  the  county  of  Waterford,  by 
Anne,  daughter  and  heir  of  —  Morres,  esq. 
of  Ballynaven,  in  the  same  shire,  and  had 
issue, 

Richard-Power,  his  heir. 
Arnold,  now  major  in  the  Waterford 
militia. 

John,  a  colonel  in  the  Austrian  service, 
d.  at  Sheestown,  unmarried,  in  1809, 
and  was  buried  in  the  chapel  built 
theie,  by  Sir  Richard  Shee,  in  the 
year  1571. 
Mr.  O'Shee  was  s,  by  his  eldest  son, 

Richard  Power  O'Shee,  esq.  of  Garden- 
morres  and  Sheestown,  who  espoused  Mar- 
garet, daughter  of  Nicholas  Power,  esq.  of 
Snowhill,  in  the  county  of  Kilkenny,  and 
left  at  his  decease,  aged  sixty-two,  in  1827, 
(with  a  younger  son,  Nicholas,  born  in  1820) 
the  present 

John  Power  O'Shee,  esq.  of  Gerden- 
morres  and  Sheestown. 

Arms  Quarterly:  for  Shee.  First,  per 
bend  indented  or  and  az.  two  fleur-de-lys 
counterchanged,  the  hereditary  arms  of 
Odoneus  Shee,  in  1382.  Second,  gules, 
three  swords  per  fesse  arg.  hiltcd  or,  the 
centre  sword  pointing  to  the  sinister  side,  the 


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arms  of  William  Shee,  brother  of  Odoneus. 
Third,  sable,  three  pheons  arg.  the  arms  of 
John  Shee,  brother  of  Odoneus.  Fourth, 
gules,  two  swords  in  saltier,  arg.  point 
down,  surmounted  by  a  third  in  pale,  point 
up,  hilt  or,  the  ensign  of  Edmond  Shee. 

Quartering  the  ensigns  of  Britten  or  de 
Bryttyn  ;  Archer;  Birmingham;  De  la 
Hyde;  Rothe;  Power,  ofGardenmorres; 
%nd  Morres,  of  Ballynaven. 

Crest — A  swan  rousant  sa.  raembered  and 
beaked  gules. 

Motto— Y'mcii  Veritas. 

Estates — Gardenmorres,  in  the  county  of 
Waterford,  acquired  by  the  marriage  of  the 
present  Mr.  O'Shee's  grandfather,  and 
Sheestown,  in  the  barony  of  Shillelogher, 
in  the  county  of  Kilkenny,  first  acquired  by 
the  will  of  Sir  Richard  Shee,  but  forfeited 
in  the  rebellion  of  1641,  by  Marcus  and 
Richard  Shee,  son  and  grandson  of  Sir 
Richard,  and  regranted  to  them  4th  July, 
19th  Car.  II.  enrolled  19th  October,  1667. 

Seats — Gardenmorres,  near  Kilmactho- 
mus,  and  Sheestown,  near  Kilkenny. 

Sl^ee,  of  crioran. 
Lucas  Shee,  esq.  of  Uppercourt,  county 
of  Kilkenny,  and  of  Cloran,  county  of  Tip- 
perary,  eldest  son  and  heir  of  Sir  Richard 
Shee,  obtained,  agreeably  to  his  father's 
testamentary  injunction,  a  charter  to  incor- 
porate the  poor  of  Sir  Richard  Shee's  hos- 
pital, the  statutes  and  constitution  of  which 
were  agreed  upon  by  the  Lord  Deputy  Chi- 
chester and  the  privy  council.  The  hos- 
pital was  founded  for  such  as  were  blind, 
lame,  impotent,  diseased,  or  aged,  and  for 
such  as  were  poor  and  not  worth  five  pounds. 
Lucas  Shee  m.  Ellen,  daughter  of  Edmond 
Butler,  second  Viscount  Mount  Garret,  and 
dying,  as  appears  by  inquisition,  27th  July, 
1622,  aged  fifty-three,  left  two  sons  and  six 
daughters,  viz. 

I.  Robert,  his  heir. 

II.  Edmond,  w.  Dorothy,  daughter  of 
Nicholas  Dormer,  of  Ross,  and  died 
s.  p. 

III.  Mary,  m.  to  Richard  Strange,  esq. 
of  Dunkitt. 

IV.  Hellena,  m.  to  —  Archer,  esq. 

V.  Lettice,  m.  to  Sir  Thomas  Hurley, 
bart.  of  Knocklong,  in  the  county 
of  Limerick,  and  was  mother  of  Sir 
Maurice  Hurley,  and  of  Catherine 
Hurley,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Pierce  Butler,  fifth  Lord  Dunboyne, 
who  d.  in  1689. 

VI.  Margaret,  m.  to  —  Dormer,  esq.  of 
Stokestown. 

VII.  Ellen,  m.  to  Richard  Lawless,  esq. 

VIII.  Dorothy,  m.  to  Henry  Shee,  esq. 
Lucas  Shee  was  s.  by  his  elder  son, 

Robert  Shee,  esq.  of  Uppercourt  and 


Cloran.  This  gentleman  being  concerned 
with  his  uncle.  Lord  Mount  Garret,  and  the 
confederate  catholics,  in  the  rebellion  of 
1641,  his  house,  in  Kilkenny,  being  their 
place  of  rendezvous,  the  estates  entailed  upon 
him  by  the  will  of  his  grandfather.  Sir 
Richard  Shee,  were  all  confiscated,  and  dis- 
tributed amongst  various  individuals.  Up- 
percourt, Freshford,  Brownestown,  Glascro, 
Bally lurkin,  and  other  adjoining  estates,  in 
the  barony  of  Cranagh,  were  granted  to  Sir 
George  Ay skough,*  a  parliamentary  colonel, 
in  satisfaction  of  arrears  ;  a  portion  of  the 
ancient  inheritance  of  Cloran  alone  was  al- 
lotted to  Robert  Shee  by  the  court  of  claims, 
the  greater  part  being  granted  to  his  kins- 
man, the  Duke  of  Ormonde,  and  others ;  and 
a  small  portion  which  had  not  been  disposed 
of  was  subsequently  conferred  by  Charles 
II.  upon  his  brother,  James,  Duke  of  York, 
and  sold  on  that  prince's  abdication.  Robert 
Shee  m.  Margaret,  daughter  and  co-heir  of 
Sir  Richard  Masterson,  of  Fernes,f  by  his 
first  wife,  Mabel,  daughter  of  Sir  Christopher 
Barnewall,  knt,  of  Turvey,  and  had  one  son 
and  five  daughters,  viz. 

I.  Richard,  his  successor. 


*  The  arrear  due  to  this  soldier  of  fortune  was 
£200.  sterling,  for  which  he  received  2259  plan- 
tation acres,  equal  to  3659  statute  acres — the  en- 
tire from  the  possessions  of  Robert  Shee. 

t  Sir  Richard  Masterson,  who  d.  in  1627, 
was  the  son  of  Sir  Thomas  Masterson,  of  Femes, 
seneschal  of  the  county  of  Wexford,  by  Catherine, 
daughter  of  —  Clere,  of  Kilkenny.  Thomas  Mas- 
terson, of  Cheshire,  (the  father  of  Sir  Thomas) 
was  taken  prisoner  at  the  memorable  battle  of 
Flodden  Field,  where  his  father  was  slain ;  he  m. 
Margery,  daughter  and  heir  of  Roger  Manwaring, 
appointed  by  King  Henry  VII.  escheator  of 
Cheshire,  A.D.  1495,  and  afterwards  for  life.  He 
was  a  younger  son  of  Manwaring,  of  Caringham, 
son  of  Randle,  third  son  of  Randle  Manwaring,  of 
Over  Peover,  and  of  Margery,  daughter  of  Hugh 
Venables,  Baron  of  Kinderton,  (vide  Burke's 
Extinct  and  Doi'mant  Peerage,  and  Ormerod's 
Cheshire).  Sir  Richard  Masterson,  of  Femes, 
left  by  his  said  wife,  Mabel,  daughter  of  Sir 
Christopher  Barnewall,  four  daughters  his  co- 
heirs, viz. 

I.  Catherine,  the  eldest,  who  espoused  Ed- 
ward Butler,  of  Moneyham,  in  the  county 
of  Wexford,  eldest  son  of  Pierce  Butler, 
third  son  of  Richard,  first  Viscount  Mount- 
garret,  which  Edward  died  9th  September, 
1628,  leaving  issue,  Pierce,  Richard,  Mary, 
and  Joan. 

XI.  Mary,  wife  of  Richard  Sinnott,  of  Bally- 
Sinnott,  in  the  county  of  Wexford. 

III.  Mabell,  wife  of  Nicholas  Devereux,  of 
the  county  of  Wexford. 

IV.  Margaret,  m.  as  above,  Robert  Shee,  esq, 
son  and  heir  of  Lucas  Shee,  of  Upper 
Court. 

Sir  Richard  Masterson  m.  secondly,  Joan,  dau.  of 
Richard  Butler,  third  Viscount  Mountgarret. 


O'SHEE,  OF  GARDENMORRES. 


125 


I!.  Marian,  m.  to  —  Cantwell,  esq.  of 
Cantwell's  Court. 

III.  Margaret,  m.  to  —  Butler,  esq.  of 
Kildellick. 

IV.  Ellen,  m.  to  —  Comerford,  esq.  of 
Inchy-wologhan. 

V.  Mabel,  m.  to  —  Raggett,  esq.  of  Car- 
negeale. 

He  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Richard  Shee,  esq.  of  Cloran,  who,  ac- 
cording to  Lodge  ( Peerage  of  Ireland ), 
commanded  an  Irish  regiment  in  the  Spanish 
service  in  Flanders,  during  the  exile  of  King 
Charles  II.  which  was  almost  wholly  de- 
stroyed at  the  siege  of  Arras.    He  m.  first, 
Catherine,  daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Eve- 
rard,  bart.  of  Fethard,  in  the  county  of  Tip- 
perary,  by  his  wife,  Catherine,  daughter  of 
James  Tobin,  esq.  of  Cumpshinagh,  in  the 
same  shire,  and  had  issue, 
EoMONDjhis  heir. 
Richard,  living  in  1682,  d.  s.  p. 
Margaret,  m.  to  Richard  Butler,  fifth 
Viscount  Mount  Garret,  and  d.  s.  p. 
Colonel  Shee  espoused,  secondly,  Bridget, 
daughter  of  —  Malone,  esq.  by  whom  he 
had  another  son,  Robert,  who  d.  s.  p.  He 
was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  eldest  son, 

Edmond  Shee,  esq.  of  Cloran,  whose  will 
bears  date  23rd  July,  1709,  and  was  proved 
26th  May,  1739.  He  wedded  Catharine, 
daughter  of — O'Dwyer,  esq.  of  Dundrum, 
in  the  county  of  Tipperary  (of  the  ancient 
and  princely  family  of  the  O'Dwyers,  of 
Kilnemanagh),  and  had  one  son  and  four 
daughters,  viz. 

Richard,  his  successor. 
Margaret,  m.  to  Sir  John  Morres,  bart. 
of  Knockagh,  in  the  county  of  Tip- 
perary, (who  d.  in  1723),  and  was 
mother  of 
Si  R  Redmond  Morres,  who  d.  s.p. 

in  1742. 
Edmond  Morres,  d.  unmarried. 
Catherine  Morres,  m.  to  Ambrose 

Kearney,  esq.  of  Cappagh. 
Mary  Morres,  m.  to  James  Everard 
Long,  esq.  of  Grove,  and  of  Kil- 
loran,  in  the  county  of  Tippe- 
rary. 

Margaret  Morres,  m.  to  John  Uni- 
acke,  esq.  of  Youghal. 

Elizabeth  Morres,  m.  to  —  Uni- 
acke,  esq. 

Mabel,  m.  to  George  Lanigan,  esq.  and 
had  a  son, 

William  Lanigan,  esq.  who  marry- 
ing Elizabeth,  dau.  and  eventual 
heir,  of  Thomas  Fogarty,  esq.  of 
Castle  Fogarty,  in  the  county  of 
Tipperary,  his  son  inherited  that 
ancient  estate,  and  became  La- 
nigan, of  Castle  Fogarty. 

Ellen. 
Bridget. 


Mr.  Shee  was  s.  by  his  only  son, 

Richard  Shee,  esq.  of  Cloran,  who  es- 
poused Elizabeth,  eldest  daughter  of  Mi- 
chael Grace,  esq.  of  Shanganah,  now  Grace, 
field  (see  Grace  of  Mantua,  and  also  Sir 
William  Grace,  bart.  Burke's  Peerage 
and  Baronetage),  and  dying  at  Cloran,  30th 
May,  1743,  aged  forty-two,  left  issue,  by 
her  who  survived  him,  viz. 

I.  Edmond,  his  heir,  who  sold  the  an- 
cient estate  of  Cloran,  which  had  been 
in  the  possession  of  his  ancestors  from 
a  period  antecedent  to  the  English 
invasion,  together  with  the  tithes  of 
Kilmocahill,  the  property  of  Sir 
Richard  Shee's  hospital.  He  died 
in  178.5,  p. 

II.  Lucas,  a  priest. 

III.  Michael,  d.  s.  p. 

IV.  Robert,  of  Paris,  a  count  of  the 
kingdom  of  France,  m.  in  1776,  a 
daughter  of  Sir  Patrick  Bellew,  bart. 
and  d.  s.  p. 

V.  John,  captain  in  the  Spanish  service, 
d.  s.  p. 

VI.  Catherine,  m.  in  1761,  John 
Wright,  jun.  esq.*  of  Cloneen,  in  the 


*  The  first  of  the  Wright  family  who  resided 
in  Ireland, 

Ireland  Wright,  accompanied  Oliver  Crom- 
well into  that  kingdom,  and  settled  in  the 
county  of  Tipperary.  He  m.  in  England,  Miss 
Elizabeth  Foster,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

John  Wright,  of  Cappaghnagerane,  living 
1722,  who  wedded  Catherine,  daughter  of  — 
Kearney,  esq.  of  Cashel,  by  his  wife,  Joan,  daugh- 
ter and  co-heir  of  James  Sail,  esq.  of  Meldrum,  in 
Tipperary,  and  had  issue, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

II.  Thomas,  who  settled  in  the  county  of  Cork, 
where  he  m.  Miss  Orpen,  and  had  issue. 

HI.  Catherine,  m.  to  William  Nicholson,  esq. 
of  Cappaghnagerane,  in  the  county  of  Tip- 
perary, and  had,  with  other  issue, 

1.  John-Nicholson,  of  Turtola,  in  the 
county  of  Tipperary,  who  died  leaving 
one  son,  the  present  William  Nichol- 
son, esq.  of  Turtola,  and  three  daugh- 
ters. 

2.  Mary  Nicholson,  m.  to  William 
Bryan,  esq.  of  Gurteen,  county  of 
Tipperary,  and  d.  11th  February,  179^ 
aged  eighty. 

3.  Elizabeth  Nicholson,  m.  to  William 
Bradshaw,  esq.  of  Corbally,  county  oi 
Tipperary. 

4.  Frances  Nicholson,  m.  to  Thomas 
Russell,  esq,  of  Ballydavid,  county  of 
Kilkenny,  and  d.  9th  November, 
1731,  aged  nineteen. 

5.  Sarah  Nicholson,  m.  to  the  Rev.  James 
Armstrong,  of  Clashakeny,  a  younger 
son  of  Colonel  Armstrong,  of  Meya- 
liffe,  county  of  Tipperary. 

IV.  Mary,  m.  to  David  Oldis,  esq.  of  Baliy- 
lanigan,  in  the  county  of  Tipperary,  but 
left  no  issue. 


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O'SHEE,  OF  GARDENMORRES. 


county  of  Tipperary,  and  dying  in 
1770,  aged  thirty-five  years,  her 
issue  by  this  marriage  became, 
through  failure  of  heirs  in  the  male 
line,  representatives  of  the  family  of 
Shee  of  Cloran.  Mr.  Wright  died 
23rd  February,  1808,  aged  eighty- 
four  years,  and  left,  by  the  heiress  of 
Shee, 

1.  Bernard  Wright,  of  Clonmel. 
This  gentleman  vv^as  most  in- 
humanly and  unjustly  tortured 
by  the  high  sheriff  of  the  county 
of  Tipperary,  in  1798  ;  he  subse- 
quently obtained  the  inadequate 
compensation  of  £500.  damages, 
in  a  court  of  justice.    He  m.  in 

1806,  Mary,  daughter  of  John 
Smith,  esq.  of  Clonmel,  and  died 
9th  April,  1821,  aged  fifty -eight 
years,  leaving  an  only  child, 

John-Bernard  Wright. 

2.  Richard  Wright,  of  Fethard,  in 
the  county  of  Tipperary  (of 
which  borough  he  has  served  the 
office  of  sovereign  in  the  years 

1807,  1809,  1821,  1825,  1829, 
1833),  m.  in  1813,  Arabella, 
daughter  of  James  Hazlitt,  esq. 
of  Fethard,  and  has  issue. 

3.  John  Wright,  of  Compsey  Cot- 
tage, m.  in  1794,  his  cousin  Mary, 
eldest  daughter  of  William  Sil- 


The  eldest  son, 

John  Wright,  of  Cloneen,  in  the  county  of 
Tipperary,  made  his  will  on  11th  May,  1765,  by 
which  he  disinherited  both  his  sons,  who  had  em- 
braced the  Roman  Catholic  religion.  He  m. 
Sarah,  eldest  daughter  of  Bernard  Markham,  esq. 
of  Fanningstown,  in  Kilkenny,  (sister  of  William 
Markham,  esq.  of  Newabbey,  in  the  county  of 
Tipperary,  and  of  Mary  Markham,  who  espoused 
Robert  Shaw,  esq.  grandfather  of  Sir  Robert 
Shaw,  bart.  Mr.  Wright  died  24th  June,  1766, 
aged  seventy-five,  leaving  issue, 

I.  John,  who  was,  as  above  stated,  disinhe- 
rited by  his  father  for  embracing  the  Ca- 
tholic religion.  He  wedded,  as  above,  Ca- 
therine Shee. 

II.  Bernard  (Abb6  Wright),  a  priest,  who 
resided  at  Paris,  where  he  died  at  an  ad- 
vanced age. 

III.  Rebecca,  died  young,  in  1741. 

IV.  Catherine,  of  Compsey  Cottage,  in  the 
county  of  Tipperary,  who  m.  WiUiam  Sil- 
lito,  esq.  of  Uttoxeter,  and  had  issue.  She 
d.  28th  February,  1823,  aged  eighty-eight. 

V.  Margaret,  who  m.  George  Miles,  esq.  of 
Summerhill,  and  had  a  daughter,  Rebecca, 
and  a  son. 

The  Rev.  George  Miles,  of  Summerhill, 


lito,  of  Uttoxeter,  by  whom  he 

has  had  issue, 

William  Wright,  in  holy  or- 
ders, a  doctor  of  laws  of  the 
University  of  Dublin,  and 
late  chaplain  at  the  Cape  of 
Good  Hope,  m,  in  1831, 
Adelaide-Elizabeth,  second 
daughter  of  James-Edward 
Ford,  esq.  of  London,  by 
Frances,  daughter  of  ths 
late  major-general  Samuel 
Stransham,  of  Faversham, 
Kent. 

John  Wright,  d.  in  the  West 
Indies. 

Richard  Wright,  in  holy  or- 
ders, bachelor  of  arts  of 
the  University  of  Dublin. 

Eliza  Wright,  m.  to  Kilner 
Hazlitt,  esq.  of  Fethard,  who 
d.  s.  p.  in  1832. 

Catherine  Wright,  m.  to  John 
Allan  Walker,  esq.  lieute- 
nant in  the  65th  regiment. 

Mary- Anne  Wright. 

Sarah  Wright,  d.  young. 

4.  Patrick  Wright,  d.  s.  p. 

5.  Sarah. 

VII.  Mary,  m.  to  —  Graham,  esq.  of 
Ballycormack,  in  the  county  of  Car- 
low,  and  d.  s.  p. 


who  m.  a  daughter  of  Garret  Neville, 
esq.  of  Anamult,  in  the  county  of  Kil- 
kenny, and  niece  of  Sir  R.  A.  Hodg- 
son, hart,  by  whom  he  left  five  daugh- 
ters, his  co-heirs,  viz. 

Mary  Miles. 

Margaret  Miles. 

Melsina  Miles,  wedded,  in  1833, 
the  Rev.  Hugh  Prior,  second  son 
of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Prior,  D.D. 
of  Prior's  Lodge,  in  the  county 
of  Tipperary,  vice-provost  of  Tri- 
nity College,  Dublin. 

Elizabeth  Miles,  m.  to  Manley  Sem- 
ple,  esq.  of  Clonmel. 

Georgiana-Rebecca  Miles. 

VI.  Mary,  m.  to  Robert  Constable,  esq.  of 
Lawlesstown,  and  had  issue. 

VII.  Rebecca,  afterwards  of  Cloneen,  m.  to 
Patrick  Dalton,  esq.  of  Harristown,  in 
Kilkenny,  and  d.  s.  p.  m. 

The  arms  of  the  Wright  family  are  arg.  on  a 
pale  gu.  between  two  crosses  moline  az.  an  eagle 
displayed  or,  with  which  they  quarter  the  arms  of 
Shee,  of  Cloran,  which  are  the  same  as  those  of 
O'Shee  of  Gardenmorres,  except  the  three  last 
quarterings,  in  place  of  which  they  quarter  the 
arms  of  Masterson,  Mainwaring,  and  Kyvelioc. 


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IIALLIDAY,  OF  WILTS  AND  SOMERSETSHIRE. 

HALLIDAY,  SIMON-WELMAN,  esq.  one  of  the  lords  of  the  manor  of  Camber- 
well-Buckinjjham,  in  the  county  of  Surrey,  now  residing  at  Brompton  Hall,  in  Mid- 
dlesex, is  representative  of  the  Somersetshire  branch  since  1805,  and  head  of  the 
family  since  1823. 

Umeage. 


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Ai 

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UFUTLTiLT- 

This  family,  which  is  of  remote  antiquity, 
bears  one  of  the  earliest  British  surnames 
upon  record ;  familiar  now  for  more  than 
six  hundred  years  on  either  side  of  the 
Tweed,  but  originally  adopted,  according 
to  tradition,  as  well  as  authenticated  written 
evidence,  on  the  Scottish  Border.  The  peo- 
ple, whom  it  came  to  designate,  are  repre- 
sented, by  the  same  testimony,  as  a  portion 
of  the  Ulster  Cruithene,  which  about  the 
beginning  of  the  ninth  century,  crossed  the 
Irish  Channel,  and  reconquered  from  the 
Saxons  the  greater  part  of  their  original 
possessions  in  the  south  of  Scotland.  These 
lands  known  in  our  time  as  the  district  of 
Galloway,  Dumfriesshire,  and  part  of 
Peebles,  formed,  in  conjunction  with  La- 
nark and  Renfrew,  the  Celtic  kingdom  of 
Strath  Cluyd,  where  in  some  of  the  most 
remote  districts,  until  very  recently,  the 
Gaelic  or  Irish  language  was  constantly 
spoken.  The  Cruithene,  so  called  from  the 
Celtic  word,  "  Cruiteneach,''  to  paint,  had 
been  driven  into  Ireland  by  the  Roman 
Conquerors  and  had  taken  possession  of  the 
province  of  Ulster  ;  but  becoming  in  pro- 
cess of  time  too  numerous  for  their  new 
settlement,  adventured  to  regain  from  the 
Saxons,  a  portion  of  that  territory  from 
which  the  Romans  had  expelled  their  fore- 
fathers. Victorious, — the  conquered  coun- 
try, was  divided  amongst  their  leaders : 
and  the  Vale  or  Dale  of  the  River  Annan, 
the  portion  of  one  of  these  chieftains, 
was  taken  possession  of  by  his  followers. 


This  Vale  was  then  thickly  wooded,  and 
the  deer  and  the  wild  boar  could  be  chased 
from  "  the  DeviFs  Punch  Bowl  to  Annan 
Water  Foot,"  without  once  emerging 
from  the  Forest.  With  the  settlement 
of  this  people  on  the  borders  of  the  two 
kingdoms,  began  that  harassing  and  petty 
warfare  which  may  be  said  to  have  con- 
tinued until  long  after  the  Union  ;  and  tra- 
dition affirms,  that  "  a  holyday"  became  the 
warcry  or  sloggan  of  the  chief  and  people 
of  Annandale,  whenever  they  made  a 
"  raide''  or  foray  upon  the  Saxon  border — 
for  they  accounted  every  day  holy,  that 
was  spent  in  ravaging  the  enemy's  country. 
The  wars  that  in  aftertimes  so  fiercely 
raged  between  two  neighbouring  and  rival 
nations,  thus  arose  from  the  hatred  that 
existed  and  long  continued  to  exist  between 
two  distinct  people,  the  Saxon  and  the  Gaul, 
the  oppressor  and  the  oppressed.  The  Clan, 
when  provisions  became  scarce  were  sum- 
moned to  make  a  holyday^  and  in  proof  of 
the  probability  of  this  origin  of  the  name, 
the  eminence  where  the  "  Annandale  Moss 
Troopers,''  were  accustomed  to  assemble 
when  a  foray  into  England  was  ordered, 
still  retains  the  designation  of  the  Halliday 
Hill.  Whether  this  derivation  be  correct 
or  not,  there  are  now  no  means  of  ascer- 
taining— but  the  evidence  is  complete,  that 
the  chieftain,  who  first  assumed  the  sur- 
name, had  his  castle  or  strong  tower,  near 
the  source  of  the  River  Annan,  and  about 
two  or  three  miles  above  the  present  flou- 
rishing village  of  MolFat,  so  celebrated  for 
its  mineral  waters ;  at  the  Corehead  the 
ruins  of  this  castle  may  still  be  traced,  and 
there  we  may  suppose  that  generation  after 
generation  had  lived  in  Celtic  greatness  as 
chiefs,  and  had  hunted  the  wolf  and  the  wild 
boar  in  the  woody  vale,  when  the  more 
profitable  pursuit  of  Saxon  beeves  was  not 
necessary  or  advisable. 

On  the  accession  of  David,  the  first  of 
his  name,  to  the  throne  of  Scotland,  a  new 
era  may  be  said  to  have  arisen  ;  not  only 
new  laws  but  a  new  race  of  people  were 
introduced  into  the  country.  David  had 
resided,  during  the  greater  part  of  his  bro- 
ther's reign,  at  the  court  of  the  Norman 
conquerors  of  England,  and  had  married 
the  heiress  of  Waltheof  Earl  of  Hunting- 


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HALLIDAY,  OF  WILTS 


AND  SOMERSETSHIRE. 


don  and  Northumberland,  to  which  titles 
he  was  in  consequence  advanced  by  his  royal 
brother-in-law  in  1130.  Hence,  in  habits 
and  feelings,  he  became  a  Norman  himself, 
and  finding  his  Scottish  crown  surrounded 
with  many  thorns,  and  the  Celtic  tribes 
more  ready  to  fight  for  independence, 
than  to  submit  to  control,  he  prevailed 
upon  as  many  as  he  could  of  the  younger 
sons  of  the  Norman  barons  to  accom- 
pany him  into  Scotland.  In  this  David 
was  actuated  by  more  than  one  motive,  for 
while  they  could  not  fail  to  enliven  his  court, 
and  by  their  better  breeding  and  greater 
polish  tend  to  soften  and  civilize  the  man- 
ners of  the  Scotch,  they  would,  at  the  same 
time,  form  a  very  efficient  body  guard  and 
enable  him  to  raise  and  dicipline  an  army 
with  more  advantage  than  could  be  done 
by  the  natives.  Amongst  the  many  young 
men  of  noble  birth  but  scant  fortune,  that 
accompanied  King  David,  was  Robert  de 
Bruis,  a  son  of  the  Baron  of  Cleveland, 
who  as  a  reward  for  thus  exiling  himself 
from  "merry  England,"  received  a  grant 
of  the  Valla  de  Annan,  to  be  held  of  the 
Kings  of  Scotland,  "  per  jus  Gladii" — and 
there  he  erected  and  fortified  a  castle.  The 
Border  Celts  were  a  warlike,  though  at  all 
times  an  undisciplined  people,  and  subdued 
and  heart-broken  in  their  own  territory,  it 
may  naturally  be  supposed  they  sought  for 
adventure  on  some  other  shore.  The  Nor- 
man yoke  must  have  been  felt  most  acutely — 
and  certain  it  is,  that  almost  every  man  able 
to  bear  arms  within  the  Stewartry  (as  it 
was  now  called)  of  Annandale,  joined  tlie 
standard  of  the  Earl  of  Huntingdon,  and 
accompanied  the  lion-hearted  Richard  to 
the  Holy  Land.*  But  even  previous  to  this 
levy  "  en  masse,"  many  of  the  Halliday 
clan  had  returned  to  Ireland,  or  fled  into 
the  wilds  of  Galloway,  where  their  valour 
long  kept  the  Norman  at  bay.  It  is  not 
required  to  follow  the  history  of  the  legions 
which  King  Richard  led  to  Palestine — 
while  the  illfated  monarch  was  in  capti- 
vity, the  Earl  of  Huntingdon  returned  to 
England  with  all  that  remained  of  the  British 
force — and  such  was  the  jealousy  of  the 
two  factions,  or  rather  the  faction  of  Prince 
John,  which  then  disturbed  the  peace  of 
the  kingdom,  that  this  little  band  of  worn 
out,  but  distinguished  warriors,  was  dis- 
charged and  dispersed  over  the  kingdom. 
Among  these  veterans,  there  must  have  been 
seen  many  of  the  name  of  Halliday,  for 
we  very  soon  afterwards  find  the  surname 
common  in  several  counties  in  England, 
holding  freehold  lands  of  the  sovereign,  as 
also  vassals  of  superior  lords. 


*  Of  the  five  thousand  men  sent  by  William 
of  Scotland  to  join  King  Richard,  one  thousand 
were  from  Annandale,  and  almoa*^  all  Hallidays. 


In  1240,  a  Walter  Halliday  stands  in 
the  Exchequer  Rolls,  as  lord  of  a  manor, 
called  St.  Botolph,  in  Kent,  and  a  William 
Halliday  is  mentioned  in  1278,  as  pos- 
sessing  Trivil,  in  the  same  county.  In 
1298,  Thomas  Halliday,  and  in  1305,  John 
Halliday  represented  the  town  of  Bedford 
in  parliament.  About  this  period  also  a 
Gerard  Halliday,  and  four  others  of  his 
name  are  mentioned  as  land  holders  in  the 
hundred  of  Lackford,  county  of  Suffolk. 
Others  stand  recorded  as  proprietors  of  the 
parishes  of  *'  Wardeboys,"  or  "  Warboys," 
and  Caldicote,  in  Huntingdonshire  j  and  of 
Bampton-Pogys,  Oxfordshire. 

In  1338, 

John  Halliday,  of  Pontefract,  was  sum- 
moned to  attend  his  sovereign,  Edward  III. 
with  twenty  bowmen,  and  men  at  arms  (to 
be  paid  by  him)  in  the  wars  against  the 
Scots.    In  1435, 

Thomas  Halliday,  of  Pontefract,  com- 
manded five  hundred  archers  in  Sir  John 
Shirley's  division  of  the  English  army,  at 
the  battle  of  Agincourt.    In  1470, 

Walter  Halliday,  called  "  The  Min- 
strel," became  master  of  the  revels  to  Ed- 
ward IV.,  and  acquired  lands  in  the  pa- 
rish of  Rodborough,  in  the  county  of  Glou- 
cester, which  are  still  held  by  his  descen- 
dants.   He  was  father  of 

Henry  Halliday,  styled  of  Minchin 
Hampton,  who  m.  a  daughter  of  —  Payne, 
of  Payne's  Court,  and  left  four  sons,  viz. 

I.  Henry,  his  successor. 

II.  Edward,  of  Rodborough,  in  Glou- 
cestershire, m.  and  had,  with  four 
other  sons  and  one  daughter.  Rose, 
m.  to  Payne,  of  Payne's  Court, 

William,  of  Rodborough,  a  person 
of  considerable  note,  who  wedded 
Sarah,  aunt  of  Sir  John  Brydges, 
created  in  1554,  Baron  Chandos, 
of  Sudley,  and  was  s.  by  his  son. 
Sir  Leonard  Halliday,  who, 
at  his  father's  decease,  was 
sent  to  London,  where  he 
rose  to  be  sheriff',  and,  in 
1605,  was  lord  mayor,  and 
knighted  by  King  James  I. 
Stowe,  in  his  annals,  states 
how  Sir  Leonard  converted 
the  Moorfields,  then  "  a  per- 
fect lystal,"  in  the  vicinity 
of  London,  into  the  beauti- 
ful and  fashionable  gardens 
which  they  were  in  after- 
times,  and  so  little  agreeable 
was  this  labour  to  the  men 
employed,  that  they  adopted 
a  term  for  all  hard  toil,  by 
calling  it  like  the  improve- 
ments of  Moorfields, "  Holy- 
day-work."  Sir  Leonard  m. 
Anne,  daughtei  and  heiress 


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AND  SOMERSETSHIRE.  129 


of  William  Winhold,  or 
Wincot,  esq.  of  Langham, 
in  Suflblk,  by  whom  (who 
wedded  for  her  second  hus- 
band, Henry,  the  great  Earl 
of  Manchester)  he  left  an 
only  son, 

John  Halliday,  esq.  of 
London,  who  m.  Alice, 
daughter  of  Alderman 
Ferrars,  and  dying  vitA. 
patris,  left  a  son, 
John  Halliday,  of 
Bromley,  in  Mid- 
dlesex,    who  m. 
Mary,  daughter  of 
Henry     Rolt,  of 
Darent,  in  Kent, 
and  had  one  son, 
John,  aged  twenty- 
three  in  1664,  and 
a  daughter,  Eliza. 

III.  William,  of  Stroud,  in  Gloucester- 
shire, who  had  one  son, 

Theobald.    See  the  Hallidays, 
OF  Scotland. 

IV.  John.    See  Halliday,  of  Frome 
Hall. 

The  eldest  son, 

Henry  Halliday,  married  and  had  (with 
another  child,  Edward,  who  d.  unmarried) 
a  son, 

Thomas  Halliday,  esq.  of  Kings  Stanley, 
father  of 

Lawrence  Halliday,  some  time  mayor 
of  the  city  of  Gloucester,  who  wedded  Jane, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Pury,  and  had  issue, 
William,  a  merchant  of  London,  chosen 
in  1617,  one  of  the  sherilFs  of  that 
city,  and,  in  the  following  year  elected 
alderman  of  Cripplegate  Ward.  This 
gentleman  was  the  first  chairman  of 
the  United  East  India  Company .  He 
m.  Susanna,  sister  of  Sir  Henry 
Rowe,  of  Shacklewell,  and  by  her 
(who  wedded,  secondly,  Robert  Rich, 
Earl  of  Warwick,  admiral  of  the 
seas,  and  d.  1645)  left  at  his  decease, 
14th  March,  1623,  aged  fifty-eight, 
(being  buried,  with  his  relict  and 
elder  dau.  in  St.  Lawrence  Jewry, 
where  a  handsome  monument  is 
erected  to  their  memory*)  two  daugh- 
ters, his  co-heirs,  viz. 

Anne,  to  whom  her  father  be- 
queathed £14000,  married  to  Sir 
Henry  Mildmay,  of  Wanstead, 
Essex,  keeper  of  the  Jewel  Office, 
who  d.  in  1656,  and  had  two  sons 
and  three  daughters. 
Margaret,  to  whom  her  father 
likewise  devised  £14000,  m.  to 


*  The  monument  of  Mr.  Alderman  Halliday, 
in  St.  Lawrence  Jewry,  (sketched  here)  bears  the 
2. 


Sir  Edward  Hungerford,of  Cors- 
ham,  in  Wilts.  This  lady  founded 
a   magnificent   alms  house,  at 
Corsham. 
Samuel,  of  whom  presently. 
John,  to  whom  his  brother,  William, 

bequeathed  £50  a  year. 
Margaret,  m.  to  Mr.  Jasper  Clutter- 
booke. 
The  second  son, 

Samuel  Halliday,  esq.  to  whom  his 
brother,  Mr.  Alderman  Halliday,  devised 
£1000,  was  father  of 

William  Halliday,  esq.  who  m.  and  had 
issue, 

Edward. 

Giles,  of  W^edington,  near  Devizes, 
ancestor  of  the  Hallidays,  of  Urch- 
font  and  Sutton  Veney,  extinct  in 
1827. 

Richard,  progenitor  of  a  branch  seated 

at  Bradford,  Wilts. 
Dorothy,  m.  to  Matthew  Cooke,  of 
Frome. 
The  eldest  son, 

Edward  Halliday,  esq.  of  Warminster, 
b.  in  1625,  m.  first,  Mary,  daughter  of  John 
Pilton,  of  Warminster,  and  had  a  son, 

Edward,  h.  in  1659,  who  settled  at 
Frome,  in  Somersetshire,  and  marry- 
ing Mary,  daughter  of  John  Hippie, 
became  ancestor  of  the  Hallidays, 
of  Frome,  extinct  in  1823. 
Edward  Halliday  wedded,  secondly,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Gardner,  but  by  that  lady  (who  d. 
in  1662)  had  no  issue.  He  espoused,  thirdly, 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  Barton,  of  War- 
minster, and  had  issue, 
John. 


following  inscription.  "  In  or  near  this  church 
lyeth  interred  the  body  of  William  Halyday, 
alderman  of  the  city  of  London,  &c.  who  died 
14th  March,  1623,  being  a  worthy  magistrate  of 
this  city,  who,  for  his  piety,  charity,  and  prudence, 
deserves  immortal  fame.' 


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HALLIDAY,  OF  WILTS  AND  SOMERSETSHIRE. 


William,  of  London,  predeceased  his 
father. 

Mary,  b.  in  166.5,  m.  to  John  Higden, 

esq.  of  London,  and  d.  in  1741. 
Susanna,  h.  in  1675,  m.  to  John  Bennett, 
esq.  of  Smallbrook,  and  d.  in  1763. 
Mr.  Halliday  died  in  1701-2,  and  his  widow 
6th  February,  1723.    His  elder  son,  by  his 
third  marriage, 

John  Halliday,  esq.  of  Yard  House,  in 
the  county  of  Somerset,  and  of  Tilshed,  near 
Devizes,  Wilts,  b.  in  1671,  espoused  Mary, 
daughter  of  Edmund  Trowbridge,  esq.  of 
Lyppeyeate,  by  whom  (who  d.  9th  May, 
1732)  he  had  issue, 

I.  Trowbridge,  b.  in  1706,  d.  young, 

II.  John,  s.  to  his  father. 

in.  Edward,  b.  in  1712,  d.  in  infancy. 
IV.  Edmund,  b.  in  1716,  who  in.  Mary, 
only  dau.  of  William  Jones,  of  Sher- 
borne, and  dying  in  1744,  left  issue, 
Edmund,  b.  in  1744,  who  m.  Joan- 
na, daughter  of  John  Ricketts, 
esq.  of  Gosport,  and  died  at 
Dinan,  in  Brittany,  24th  March, 
1832,  leaving  a  son   and  suc- 
cessor, 

John-Edmund,  now  of  War- 
minster, who  m.  Mary-Jane, 
eldest  daughter  of  Dr.  John 
Seagram,  of  Warminster. 
Mary,  d.  unm,  1807. 

Mr.  Halliday  d.  17th  June,  1737,  and  was 
s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

John  Halliday,  esq.  of  Yard  House,  who 
for  his  attachment  to  the  reigning  family, 
was  appointed  high  sheriff  of  Somersetshire, 
when  Charles-Edward  advanced  to  Derby, 
in  1745.  Mr.  Halliday  filled,  for  many 
years,  with  ability  and  integrity,  the  duties 
of  chairman  of  the  quarter  sessions,  and  at 
the  general  election  in  1754,  when  party 
spirit  ran  high,  was  returned  to  parliament, 
at  the  head  of  the  poll,  for  the  borough  of 
Taunton ;  having  caught,  however,  a  severe 
cold  during  the  contest,  he  was  carried  oflf  by 
an  inflammation  of  the  lungs,  prior  to  taking 
his  seat.  He  had  m.  1737,  Mary,  dau.  of 
Isaac  Welman,  esq.  of  Poundisford  Park,* 
in  the  county  of  Somerset,  and  had  issue, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

II.  Simon,  of  Iford  Park,  in  Wilts,  and 
subsequently  of  Westcombe  Park,  in 
Kent,  an  eminent  banker  of  the  city  of 
London,  b.  in  1738,  m.  Jane,  daughter 


•  In  1811,  Mr.  Simon  Welman  Halliday  be- 
came heir-at-law  to  the  Poundisford  estate,  at  the 
decease,  issueless,  of  Thomas  Welman's  only 
daughter,  the  wife  of  the  Hon.  Charles  Noel  (now 
Lord  Barham).  Mr.  Thomas  Welman,  however, 
subsequently  remarried,  and  left  a  son  and  heir, 
DOW  a  minor. 


of  John  Bythesea,  esq.  of  Weake 
House,  in  the  county  of  Wilts,  and 
dying  1 8th  May,  1791,  ieft  issue, 

1.  Simon-Welman,  now  represen- 
tative of  the  family. 

2.  Mary. 

3.  Harriet,  m.  to  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Griffith,  of  Brompton  Hall,  Mid- 
dlesex, rector  of  Turvey,  in  Bed- 
fordshire, and  has  one  daughter, 

Harriet. 

4.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Michael  Dicker 
Sanders,  esq.  of  Exeter. 

5.  Jane,  m.  Sir  John  Dyer,  K.C.B. 
colonel  of  the  royal  artillery, 
first  cousin  to  the  present  Sir 
Thomas  Swinnerton  Dyer,  hart, 
and  has  issue, 

Thomas  Dyer,  who  m.  Miss 
Clement,  daughter  of  Col. 
Clement,  of  the  royal  ar- 
tillery, and  has  one  son, 
Swinnerton   -  Halliday 
Dyer,  b.  in  1833. 

Richard  Dyer,  d.  young, 

Jane  Dyer,  married  to  Colonel 
Greentree,  E.I.C.S.  and  is 
deceased. 

Eliza  Dyer,  m.  to  Thomas  Dil- 
lon Hearne,  esq.  of  Hearnes- 
brook,  in  the  county  of  Gal- 
way. 

6.  Louisa,  m.  first,  to  General 
Sproule,  R.A.  and  secondly,  to 
Frederick  Caulfield,  esq.  of 
Faulkner  House,  Gloucester- 
shire. 

III.  Edmund  Trowbridge,  of  Chapel 
Cleeve,  in  Somersetshire,  b.  26th  Oc- 
tober, 1743,  whom.  Jane,  daughter  of 
the  Rev.  Tilleman  Hodgkinson,  and 
left  issue, 

1.  John,  of  Chapel  Cleeve,  m. 
Anne,  dau.  of  General  Dyer, 
and  dying  in  1826,  left  three  sons 
and  four  daughters, 

John. 

George-Edmund . 

William-Leonard. 

Jane. 

Anne. 

Susan. 

Elizabeth. 

2.  Trowbridge,  in  holy  orders,  now 
of  Yard  House. 

3.  Mary-Elizabeth,  m.  to  Peter 
Rickards-Mynors,esq.  ofTreago, 
(see  vol.  i.  p.  86). 

IV.  Mary,  d.  unmarried. 

V.  Eleanor,  d.  in  1805,  aged  sixty-six, 
unmarried. 

VI.  Elizabeth,  d.  in  1830,  aged  eighty- 
six,  unmarried. 

VI I.  Prudence,  d.  unmarried. 


HALLIDAY,  OF  RODBOROUGH. 


131 


Mr.  Halliday  d.  9tli  June,  1754,  aged  forty- 
four,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

John  Halliday,  esq.  of  Yard  House,  a 
partner  with  his  brother,  Simon,  in  the 
banking  house  of  Halliday,  Duntze,  and  Co., 
and  representative,  for  many  years,  oi"  the 
borough  of  Taunton.  This  gentleman  suf- 
fered a  recovery  and  alienated  the  estates. 
He  d.  unm.  in  April,  1805,  aged  sixty-eight, 
when  the  representation  of  the  family  de- 
volved upon  his  nephew,  the  present  Si  mon- 
W  ELMAN  Halliday,  esq.  who  had  succeeded 
his  father,  18th  May,  1791.  Mr.  Simon- 
Welman  Halliday  was  heir  of  entail  to  the 
Yard  Estate,*  as  well  as  his  father's  pro- 
perty, but  his  grandmother  surviving  his 
father,  who  was  her  second  son,  the  elder 
son.  John  Halliday,  was  then  enabled 
(Mrs.  Halliday,  the  mother,  and  her  trustees 
joining)  to  suffer  a  recovery,  and  obtained 
possession.     He   subsequently  mortgaged 


*  The  Yard  estate  was  entailed  by  Mr.  S.  W. 
Halliday's  great  grandfather,  on  the  marriage  of 
his  eldest  son,  John. 


the  estate  to  t}»e  late  firm  of  Messrs.  Ran- 
som and  Co.  the  bankers,  and  it  eventually 
came  to  the  hammer,  when  Edmund-Trow- 
bridge  Halliday,  esq.  the  third  brother,  pur- 
chased one  part,  and  his  sisters  the  other. 
Of  which  latter  portion  he  subsequently 
became  possessed  under  the  will  of  those 
ladies. 

Arms — Sa.  three  helmets  arg.  garnished 
or,  within  a  border  engrailed  of  the  second, 
granted  temp.  Edward  IV.  confirmed  1605, 
quartering  the  ensigns  of  Trowbridge,  viz. 
or,  on  a  bridge  of  three  arches  in  fesse  gu. 
masoned  sa.  the  streams  transfluent  ppr.  a 
fane  arg. 

Crest — A  demi-lion  rampant  or,  holding 
an  anchor  az. 

Motto — Quarta  saluti. 

Residence — Brompton  Hall,  Middlesex, 
the  seat  of  Jiis  sister,  Mrs.  Griffith. 

Of  the  Somersetshire  branch  of  the 
family  was  the  learned  Barton  Halliday, 
his  portrait  is  still  in  the  possession  of  Mr. 
S.  W.  Halliday. 


HALLIDAY,  OF  RODBOROUGH. 


HALLIDAY,  WILLIAM,  esq.  of  Rodborough,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  m.  in 
1792,  Sophia,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Peter  Hawker,  of  Woodchester,  in  that  shire. 
This  g-entleman,  a  mag-istrate  and  deputy-lieutenant  for  Gloucestershire,  succeeded  to 
the  Halliday  property  at  the  decease  of  his  father,  in  1804,  and  inherited,  upon  the  de- 
cease of  his  mother  and  uncle,  the  estates  of  the  families  of  Spilman  and  Gyde. 


John  Halliday,  of  Minchin  Hampton, 
(fourth  son  of  Henry  Halliday,  who  m.  a 
daughter  of  Payne,  of  Payne's  Court)  was 
father  of 

John  Halliday,  esq.  of  Minchin  Hamp- 
ton, whose  son, 

Henry  Halliday,  esq.  of  Minchin 
Hampton,  wedded  Mary,  dau.  of  Robert 
Mills,  of  Red  Marley,  in  the  county  of 
Hereford,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

John  Halliday,  esq.  of  London,  who  m. 
Mary,  daughter  of  —  Bowler,  of  Kent,  and 
was  father  of 

John  Halliday,  esq.  of  Bromley,  in  Kent, 
was  s.  by  his  only  son, 

William  Halliday,  esq.  of  Bowlehill, 
This  gentleman  resided  in  the  same  house 
in  which  the  lord  mayor  had  been  born. 
He  espoused,  first.  Miss  Driver,  of  Aston, 
in  Kent,  and  secondly.  Miss  Blanch,  of 
Wootten,  and  dying  in  1715,  had  a  son  and 
successor. 


William  Halliday,  esq.  of  Bowlehill, 
Rodborough,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester, 
who  m.  Miss  Gyde,  of  Rodborough,  an 
heiress,  and  thus  acquired  additional  pro- 
perty in  that  parish.    He  was  s.  by  his  son, 

William  Halliday,  esq.  of  Bowlehill, 
Rodborough,  Gloucestershire.  This  gentle- 
man wedded  Catherine,  dau.  of  Nathaniel 
Beard,  esq.  and  Ann  Spilman,  his  wife, 
heiress  of  that  ancient  family  seated  at 
Spilman's  Court,  and  left  at  his  decease,  in 
1804,  an  only  child,  the  present  William 
Halliday,  esq.  of  Rodborough,  and  Froom 
Hall. 

Arms — See  Halliday,  of  Wilts  and  So- 
merset. 

Crest — A  demi-lion  rampant  reguardant 
or,  holding  an  anchor  azure. 

Estates—In  the  Vale  of  Gloucester,  at 
Minchin  Hampton,  and  chiefly  in  the  parish 
of  Rodborough.  Rodborough  Hill,  a  beau- 
tiful and  striking  object,  hanging  as  it  were 


132 


HALLIDAYS,  OF  SCOTLAND. 


over  the  town  of  Stroud,  and  where  there 
have  been  erected  sham  battlements,  belongs 
to  Mr.  Halliday.  On  this  hill  the  Romans 
had  a  watch  tower,  and  it  formed  an  out- 
post for  their  camp  at  Woodchester. 

Seat — Froom  Hall,  about  half  a  mile  from 
Stroud,  and  on  the  banks  of  the  Stroud 
water. 

HALLIDAYS,  OF  SCOTLAND. 

Halliday,  of Tullibole,  now  j  Stewartry 
of  Berngaw,  J  of  Annan- 

Halliday,  of  Whinnyrig.    *  dale. 

Halliday,  of  Castlemains,  )  Stewartry 

Halliday,   of  Chapman-  >  of  Kirk  cud- 
town,  )  bright. 

It  is  now  ascertained  by  documentary 
evidence  the  most  authentic  that,  although 
the  last  Laird  of  Corehead,  undoubtedly  the 
chief  of  all  who  bore  the  name  of  Halliday, 
and  the  lineal  representative  of  the  first 
Celtic  warrior  who  assumed  it,  left  no  heir 
male  of  his  body,  and  that  the  direct  Scot- 
tish line  failed  between  the  years  1400  and 
1450,  yet  that  Walter,  "  the  minstrel," 
(master  of  the  revels  to  Edward  IV.)  was  a 
younger  son  of  the  Annandale  Chieftain. 

William  Halliday,  third  son  of  Henry 
Halliday,  of  Minchin  Hampton,  and  grand- 
son of  W  ALTER,  the  minstrel^  was  presumed 
to  have  been  father  of 

Theobald  Halliday,  who  lived  contem- 
poraneously with  William  Halliday,  of  Rod- 
borough.  He  went  to  Holland,  and  there 
married  —  Hay,  heiress  of  Tolyboll,  in  the 
county  of  Fife,  only  daughter  of  Colonel 
Hay,  of  the  service  of  the  states  general, 
and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

John  Halliday,  educated  in  Holland, 
who  inherited  at  the  decease  of  his  mother 
the  lands  of  Tolyboll,  and  established  him- 
self there.  It  would  appear  that  this  John 
Halliday  was  a  person  of  some  distinction, 
for  he  was  in  great  favor  with  King  James 
VI.  who  during  the  progress  of  the  court 
from  Stirling  to  Falkland,  in  his  youthful 
days,  often  slept  at  Tulliebole  House,  mid- 
way on  the  journey,  and  is  said  to  have 
conferred  the  honor  of  Knighthood  upon 
llie  Laird.*    His  second  son, 

William  Halliday,  who  became  provost 
of  Dumfries,  and  one  of  its  representatives 
in  parliament,  had  the  honor  of  entertaining 
the  same  monarch,  at  his  house  in  that 
Royal  Burgh,  after  the  king's  accession  to 


*  The  estate  of  Tulliebole  remained  in  the 
uescendants  of  the  eldest  son  of  this  Sir  John 
Halliday,  until  1722,  when  Catherine,  daughter 
of  John  Halliday,  wedded  the  Rev.  Archibald 
Moncrieff,  and  conveyed  it  to  that  family,  now 
represented  by  her  great  grandson,  the  present 
Sir  Jaiiies  Wellwood  Moncrieff,  bart.  of  Tullie- 
bole. 


the  crown  of  England,  in  his  majesty^s  last 
visit  to  Scotland.  The  provost  died  at  a 
good  old  age,  leaving  a  numerous  progeny 
by  his  wife,  a  daughter  of  Gabriel  Johnston, 
a  merchant  and  burgess  of  Dumfries.  One 
of  his  sons, 

Thomas  Halliday,  came  into  England, 
but  returned  to  Scotland,  anno  1679,  in  the 
army  of  the  Duke  of  Monmouth,  which  had 
been  raised  to  quell  the  rebellion  of  the 
Covenanters ;  finding  however  that  all  his 
kinsmen  were  on  the  side  of  Presbytery, 
he  left  the  king's  service.  He  m.  Miss 
Wright,  an  heiress  of  the  Four  Towns,  with 
whom  he  acquired  some  property  at  Bern- 
gaw, in  the  county  of  Dumfries,  and  settled 
there.    By  this  lady  he  had  issue, 

I.  William,  his  heir. 

II.  Simon,  who  acquired  the  lands  of 
Whinnyrig,  on  the  banks  of  the 
Solway  Frith,  and  by  Gracie,  daugh- 
ter of  of  Dumfries,  had  several 

sons,  of  whom,  Simon,  the  second 
son,  became  an  eminent  ship  builder, 
and  had  an  only  daughter,  who  m. 
Captain  David  Scott,  R.N.  of  Aber- 
deen, and  left  two  daughters,  Jane 
and  Margaret  Scott.   The  eldest  son, 

John,  inherited  Whinnyrig,  and 
was  s.  by  his  elder  son, 

Robert  Hali.jday,  of  Whinnyrig, 
who  m.  Helen  Douglas,  niece  of 
Sir  John  Douglas,  bart.  of  Kil- 
head,  but  leaving  no  issue,  was 
s.  by  his  brother, 

Simon  Halliday,  of  Whinnyrig, 
a  naval  surgeon,  and  afterwards 
banker  in  London.  He  wedded 
Miss  Harvie,  only  daughter  of 
Thomas  Harvie,  esq.  of  Jamaica, 
by  Anne,  his  wife,  subsequently 
Lady  Farquhar,  and  d.  in  1829, 
having  had  two  sons  and  two 
daughters,  viz. 

1.  George,  a  partner  with  his 
father  in  the  banking  of 
Herries,  Farquhar,  Halli- 
days,  and  Co.  who  d.  unm. 
in  1820. 

2.  Walter,  in  holy  orders, 
now  of  Whinnyrig,  in  Dum- 
fries, and  of  Linton,  in 
Devon,  w.  in  1831,  Anne, 
daughter  of  —  Gardiner, 
esq.  of  Edinburgh. 

3.  Anne,  m,  to  W.  G.  John- 
stone, esq.  now  a  banker  at 
Florence,  and  d.  leaving 
i?isue. 

4.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Sir  Wil- 
liam-Richard Cosvvay,  knt. 
of  Bilsington,  in  Kent,  and 
has  one  son,  William  Halli- 
day Cosway,  and  several 
daughters. 


TOLSON,  OF 

The  elder  son, 

Wn,LiAM  Halliday,  esq.  of  Berngaw, 
wedded  Miss  Bell,  of  the  Bells  of  Middle- 
bie,  and  left  three  sons  and  two  daughters, 
viz.  Thomas,  John,  Walter,  Jane,  and 
Bridget.    He  was  s.  in  1745,  by  the  eldest, 

Thomas  Halliday,  esq.  of  Berngaw, 
who  m.  Margaret,  daughter  of  Archibald 
Porteous,  Portioner  of  the  Copewood,  and 
died  in  1804,  leaving  an  only  surviving  son, 
the  present. 

Sir  Andrew  Halliday,  K.G.H.  deputy 
inspector  general  of  army  hospitals,  &c.&c. 
one  of  his  majesty's  justices  of  the  peace 
for  the  county  of  Middlesex,*  a  Fellow  of 
the  Colleges  of  Physicians  of  London  and 
Edinburgh,  and  ol"  many  Royal  and  Learned 
Societies,  rn.  Helen  Carmichael,  daughter  of 
Peter  Carmichael,  esq.  merchant  in  the  city 
of  Edinburgh. 

Note — Mr.  Halliday,  of  Chapmanton, 
and  Doctor  Alexander  Halliday,  of  Cal- 
cutta, are  of  the  Galloway  line  of  the  family. 
Doctor  Halliday,  who  distinguished  himself 


BRIDEKIRKE.  13J 

as  a  physician  at  Moscow,  and  left  severa. 
sons,  derived  from  a  junior  branch  of  the 
Corhead  family,  that  never  left  Annandale, 
and  whose  representative  is  now  a  most 
respectable  farmer,  near  Moffat. 


•  Anns  borne  by  Sir  Andrew  Halliday. 


TOLSON,  OF  BRIDEKIRKE. 


TOLSON,  RICHARD-HENRY,  esq.  F.S.A.  of  Woodland  Lodge,  in  the  county  of 

Somerset,  and  of  Bridekirke,  in  Cumberland,  a  major  in 
His  Majesty's  service,  and  late  of  the  2nd  regiment  of 
Life  Guards,  baptized,  at  St.  Martin's  in  the  Fields, 
London,  29th  July,  1776,  m.  17th  June,  1797,  Jane, 
eldest  daughter  of  John  Collins,  esq.  of  Hatch  Court,  in 
Somersetshire,  and  sister  of  Henry  Powell  Collins,  esq. 

^5^-  ~  M.P.  for  Taunton  in  1820,  by  whom  (who  died  in  1807) 

I  ^  I  he  has  an  only  child, 

Jane-Dinniss-Tolson  Tolson,  b.  at  Hatch  Court,  and 
baptized  at  Hatch-Beauchamp,  in  Somersetshire, 
married  at  St.  Mary  Magdaline,  Taunton,  22nd 
May,  1819,  to  Richard  Harcourt  Symons,  esq. 
of  Fairfield  Lodge,  in  the  county  of  Dorset,  second 
son  of  the  late  Thomas  Symons,  esq.  of  Mynde  Park, 
in  the  county  of  Hereford,  and  has  an  only  surviving 
daughter, 

Mary-Louisa  Symons,  baptized  at  Lynie-Regis,  in 
the  county  of  Dorset,  6th  March,  1820. 

Major  Tolson  s.  at  the  decease  of  his  father,  the  12th  June,  1815,  and  petitioned  his 
majesty,  in  1830,  for  a  writ  of  summons,  as  heir,  through  the  Saviles,*  to  the 
Barony  of  Darcy,  of  Darcy. 


o 


o 


o 


Hmtage. 


This  family  claims  importance  in  the 
Saxon  era  of  our  history,  and  its  founder, 

Henricus,  is  said,  in  proof  of  his  rank  in 
Saxon  times,  to  have  been  one  of  those  great 
persons  who  in  the  upper  part  of  his  hall 


had  a  Dais  to  receive  and  entertain  his 
guests,  and  at  the  lower  end  a  bower  or 
recess,  wherein  he  might  himself  repose, 
with  a  streamlet  flowing  through  the  pre- 
mises into  the  river  Derwent,  in  which  he 


*  The  Hon.  Ann  Darcy, 
Henry  Tolson. 


m.  Thomas  Savile,  and  lier  descendant,  Margaret  Savilk, 


!ed 


134 


TOLSON,  OF  BRIDEKIRKE. 


is  stated  to  have  baptized  his  children,  in  I 
the  forest  of  Kokerraouth,  in  Cumbri,  in  the 
district  of  Cumberland,  being  part  of  the 
Brigantes,  and  ancient  kingdom  of  the  North- 
umbers.  This  Henricus  liad  lands  granted 
from  Gulielmi  de  Koknat,  as  appears  by  \ 
deed,  bearing  date  859,  which  lands  were 
called  Koknat  and  Derwent,  and  were 
granted  from  Alice  de  Vumeley,  daughter 
of  Gulielmi,  son  of  Latcey,  to  the  said 
Gulielmi.  The  fifth  in  descent  from  Hen- 
ricus, another 

Henricus,  assumed  the  surname  of  "  De 
ToLSON,"  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Henricus  de  Tolson,  who  was  found 
£:uilty  of  high  treason  in  the  time  of  Ed- 
ward I.  but  received  a  free  pardon  from 
that  monarch.  He  held  lands  at  Bryde- 
kirk,  in  Cumberland,  appertaining  to  the 
Monastery  of  Gysburne,  in  the  county  of 
York.    His  lineal  descendant, 

Henry  Tolson,  esq.  at  the  dissolution  of 
the  Monastery  of  Gysburne,  temp.  Henry 
Vni.  obtained  a  grant,  by  patent  from  the 
crown,  dated  29th  July,  in  the  35th  year  of 
that  king's  reign,  of  the  manor  of  BrYde- 
KiRKE,  to  himself  and  his  heirs  for  ever. 
His  son  and  successor, 

Henry  Tolson,  esq.  was  sheriff  of  the 
county  of  Cumberland,  in  the  17th  Eliza- 
beth, and  was  seized  of  the  manor  of 
Brydekirke,  in  1590.    He  had  two  sons, 
Richard,  his  heir. 

John,  Provost  of  Oriel  College,  Ox- 
ford. 
The  elder  son, 

Richard  Tolson,  esq.  of  Bridekirke,  es- 
poused Eleanor,*  only  daughter  of  Francis 
Lamplugh,  esq.  of  Dovenby,  in  the  county 
of  Cumberland,  and  had  issue,  (see  Sir 
William  Dugdale's  visitation  for  Cumber- 
land, in  1665), 

I.  Henry,  his  heir. 

II.  Lancelot,  of  Bridekirk,  citizen  and 
merchant  taylor  of  London,  m.  Mary, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Hales,  esq.  of 
Beakesborne,  in  the  county  of  Kent, 
and  left  an  only  son, 

Thomas  Tolson,  of  Beakesborne, 
who  wedded  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Sir  John  Roberts,  knt.  of 
Cranbrook  and  Canterbury,  and 
dying  18th  February,  1686,  (will 
proved  15th  May,  following)  had 
issue, 

1.  Thomas,  d.  s.  p.  9th  May, 
1689. 

2.  John,  of  Staple  Inn,  Lon- 
don, gent,  baptized  5th  Oc- 


•  This  lady's  eight  brothers  dying  issueless, 
she  became  eventually  sole  heiress.  See  her 
brother,  Sir  Thomas  Lamplugh's  will,  proved  in 
the  prerogative  of  Canterbury,  London,  17th 
February,  1634. 


tober,  1670,  m.  —  daughter 
of  Samuel  Plummer,  esq. 
and  d.  s.  p.  22nd  Septem- 
ber, 1713.  Will  proved  in 
the  prerogative  court  of 
Canterbury,  30th  of  tlie 
same  month. 

3.  Lancelot,  of  Plastow,  in 
Kent,  esq.  baptized  24th 
September,  1673,  died  with- 
out issue,  buried  at  St.  But- 
tolph,  Aldersgate,  London, 
in  1827.  Will  proved  at 
prerogative  court  of  Canter- 
bury, 6th  June,  1727,  en- 
tailed his  estates  upon  his 
nephew,  Lancelot  Tolson 
Tilly. 

4.  Mary,  m.  to  Charles  Ham- 
mond, esq.  and  d.  s.  p. 

5.  Mary,  m.  to  Joseph  Tilly, 
esq.  of  the  Middle  Temple, 
Jjondon,  by  whom  (who  d. 
in  June,  1741,  administra- 
tion granted  to  his  widow, 
Mary,  in  1742  and  1743) 
she  had  (witli  a  daughter, 
Mary  Tilly,  who  d.  s.  p.)  an 
only  son, 

Launcelot  Tolson  Tilly, 
of  Beckenham,  in  Kent, 
esq.    who    died  20tli 
November,  1741,  (will 
proved  6th  September, 
1743)  leaving  by  his 
wife,  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter of  Gabriel  Best- 
man,  esq.  an  only  child, 
Elizabeth  Tolson 
Tilly,  who  d.  unm. 
and  was  buried  at 
Beckenham,  26th 
Sept.  1743,  admi- 
nistration granted 
to  her  mother  the 
same  year. 

III.  Jane,  m.  to  the  Rev.  William  Fair- 
fax, rector  of  Bolton,  in  Cumberland. 

IV.  Frances. 

V.  Mary. 

VI.  Catherine,  m.  to  Sir  John  Dalston, 
knt.  of  Dalston  Hall,  in  Cumber- 
land. 

VII.  Jane, 
viii.  Frances. 

Richard  Tolson,  who  was  seized  of  the 
manors  of  Brundholme,  Bridekirke,  and 
Papcastle,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland, 
was  buried  at  Bridekirke,  26th  May,  1650, 
and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Henry  Tolson,  esq.  of  Bridekirke. 
This  gentleman  served  the  office  of  sheriff 
for  the  county  of  Cumberland,  in  the  23rd 
Charles  I.  and  was  member  of  parliament 
for  that  shire.  He  m.  Margaret,  daughter 
and  sole  heir  of  Henry  Savile,  esq.  of 


TOLSON,  OF 


BRIDEKIRKE. 


135 


Wath-upon-Dearne,  in  the  county  of  York, 
and  dying  in  October,  1663,  (he  was  buried 
at  Bridekirke,  on  tlie  30th  of  that  month) 
left  an  only  son  and  heir  (see  the  will  of 
her  father,  Henry  Savile,  proved  at  York, 
17th  September,  1641), 

Richard  Tolson,  esq.  of  Bridekirke,  6. 
in  1623,  of  Lincoln's  Inn,  barrister-at-law, 
and  a  justice  of  the  peace,  and  quorum  in  the 
county  of  Westmorland,  high  sherilF  for  the 
county  of  Cumberland,  M.P.  for  Cocker- 
mouth,  in  the  parliaments  of  the  12th  and 
13th  of  Charles  II.  and  receiver-general 
to  the  Queen,  m.  Anne,  aged  forty-two,  in 
1665,  daughter  of  Gilbert  Gregory,  esq.  of 
Barnby-upon-Dun,  in  the  county  of  York, 
(marriage  settlement  dated  13th  June,  1672) 
by  whom  (who  d.  in  March,  1714)  he  had 
issue, 

I.  Henry,  his  heir. 

II.  Richard,  b.  in  1658,  barrister-at- 
law,  of  Lincoln's  Inn,  defendant  in 
a  cause  in  chancery  with  his  brother 
Henry,  in  1703,  m.  Sarah,  daughter 
of  —  and  had  three  daughters,  viz. 

1.  Mary. 

2.  Sarah,  plaintiff  in  a  suit  in 
chancery  with  her  uncle  Francis, 
in  1722,  buried  at  Wath,  in  1750, 
will  proved  in  1751,  d.  s.  p. 

3.  Elizabeth,  plaintiff  in  a  suit  in 
chancery  with  her  uncle  Francis, 
in  1722,  died  without  issue. 

Richard  was  buried  at  Wath,  in  1720. 
MI.  Gregory,  baptized  21st  April,  1659, 
d.  in  1682,  s.  p. 

IV.  Wilfred,  baptized  I9th  September, 

1664,  will  proved  at  York,  I7th  April, 
1733,  died  issueless. 

V.  Edward,  baptized  11th  December, 

1665,  died  s.  p. 

VI.  Elizabeth,  b.  in  1655,  m.  to  Philip 
Vincent,  esq.  of  Barnborough,  in  the 
county  of  York. 

VII.  Catherine,  b.  in  1662,  d.  unm. 

VIII.  buried  at  Wath,  12th  De- 
cember, 1693,  unm. 

IX.  Anne,  m.  1st  September,  1698,  to 
John  Piccard,  esq.  of  Wath  Hall,  in 
the  county,  defendant  with  his  brother- 
in-law,  Richard  Tolson,  in  a  cause 
in  chancery,  in  1708,  Mrs.  Piccard 
died  issueless. 

This  Richard  Tolson  settled,  by  deed 
bearing  date  18th  June,  1672,  enrolled  in 
chancery  13th  February,  1827,  4  P.  R.  I. 
Ensom,  the  several  manors  of  Bridekirke, 
Brundholme,  Papcastle,Tallantire,  Brough- 
ton,  Dundraw,  in  the  county  of  Cumber- 
land, and  Wath,  Brampton,  Byerlow,  and 
Holmefrith,  in  the  parish  of  Wath-upon- 
Dearne,  in  the  county  of  Y'^ork,  upon  his 
eldest  son,  Henry,  and  Frances,  his  wife, 
for  their  lives,  and  their  issue  in  tail,  male, 
of  such  marriage,  and  to  his  other  sons,  in 


tail,  male,  and  then  to  his  cousin,  Thomas  ! 
Tolson,  esq.  of  Beakesbourne,  in  Kent,  and  \ 
his  heirs  in  tail,  and  then  to  his  right  heirs  at  i 
law.    He  was  buried  at  Wath-upon-Dearne,  ] 
2nd  July,  1690,  and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son,  i 
Henry  Tolson,  esq.  baptized  at  Wood-      .  ■ 
hall,  in  the  parish  of  Bridekirke,  15th 
April,  1651,  entered  at  St.  Alban's  Hall, 
Oxford,  in  1666,  m.  Frances,  daughter  of 
Sir  Wilfred  Lawson,  bart.  of  Isell,  in  the 
county  of  Cumberland,  and  had  one  sur- 
viving son  and  two  daughters,  viz. 
Henry,  his  successor. 

Jane,  baptized  24th  May,  1671.  j 
Malcah,  baptized  12th  February,  1678.  ; 
This  gentleman  was  plaintiff  in  chancery 
with  his  younger  brother,  in  1703.    He  was 
buried  at  Bridekirke,  27th  September,  1724, 
and  was     by  his  son, 

Henry  Tolson,  esq.  of  Woodhall,  bap- 
tized at  Bridekirke,  31st  December,  1673,  'i 

m.  Sarah  *  and  had  issue,  ■ 

Henry,  his  heir.  ' 
William,  born  at  Woodhall,  and  bap- 
tized at  Bridekirke,  1st  March,  1706.  i 
This  gentleman  was  lieutenant-go- 
vernor of  Tilbury  Fort  and  Graves-  ! 
end.    He  m.  5th  September,  1732, 
Margaret,  daughter  and  sole  heir  of 
Patrick  Mathewson,  esq.  of  Perth 
and  Mugdrura,  in  Scotland,  and  had 
a  son  and  daughter,  namely, 

Richard,  of  whom  presently,  as 
representative  of  the  family,  at 
the  decease  of  his  uncle  Henry. 
Anne,  m.  to  William  Prosper 
Popple,  esq.  governor  of  Ber- 
muda. 

Governor   Tolson  having   died  of 
wounds  he  had  received  in  action, 
was  buried  at  St.  George's  Hanover 
Square,  4th  September,  1748. 
George,  born  at  Woodhall,  baptized  at 
Cockermouth,  in  Cumberland,  28th 
June,  1711.    He  was  of  Cheapside, 
London,    merchant,    and  married 
Sarah,  daughter  of  —  Patten,  esq. 
by  whom  he  had,  | 
Richard,   baptized  19th   August,  | 
1750,  a   solicitor,   residing  at 
Lambeth,  buried  there,  10th  Oc- 
tober, 1822. 


*  This  marriage  is  supposed  to  have  been 
solemnized  at  Bridekirke.  The  leaves  of  the 
parish  of  Bridekirke  church-book  having  been 
torn  out  or  destroyed  about  this  period,  it  is 
proved  by  an  indenture  of  Fine  of  Trinitv  Term, 
7th  Anne,  without  proclamations  to  bar  the  wife's 
Dower ;  and  also  by  the  will  of  Miss  Frances 
Lawson,  proved  at  Carlisle,  8th  April,  1711,  and 
by  a  manuscript  in  the  hand  writing  of  the  late 
Ralph  Bigland,  esq.  who  died  1784,  now  in  the 
possession  of  Sir  Ralph  Biglnnd,  esq.  Garter  king 
of  arms. 


136 


LEITH-HAY,  OF  RANiN 


ES  AND  LEITH  HALL. 


Sarah,  baptized  11th  December, 
1748,  m.  first,  William  Fairman, 
esq.  and  secondly,  —  Hill,  esq. 
She  was  buried  at  the  cathedral 
in  Lincoln. 

This  Henry  died  seized  of  the  estates  under 
the  settlement  of  18th  June,  1672.  His 
death  proved  by  deed  dated  6th  November, 
1734,  (enrolled  in  the  court  of  chancery,  7th 
February,  1827).  He  was  by  his  eldest 
son, 

Henry  Tolson,  esq.  of  Woodhall,  of  the 
town  of  Derby,  and  of  Richmond,  in  Surrey, 
baptized  at  Bridekirke,  24th  February, 
1703.  This  gentleman  died  a  bachelor, 
seized  of  the  estates  under  the  settlement 
of  18th  June,  1672,  and  was  buried  at  St. 
Vedas,  Foster  Lane,  2nd  February,  1763. 
He  was  s.  in  the  representation  of  the 
family  by  his  nephew, 

Richard  Tolson,  esq.  of  Weston,  in  the 
county  of  Somerset,  born  at  Tilbury  Fort, 
baptized  at  Milton,  near  Gravesend,  in 
Kent,  20th  October,  1746.  This  gentleman, 
a  lieutenant-general  in  the  army,  was  a 
minor  at  the  time  of  his  uncle,  Henry  Tol- 
son's  decease,  and  then  serving  abroad  :  he 
m.  at  St.  Martin's,  in  the  Island  of  Guern- 
sey, 22nd  July,  1766,  Dinniss  Oram,  widow, 
of  St.  James's,  Westminster,  and  of  Hamp- 
stead,  Middlesex,  by  whom,  (who  was 
buried  at  tlie  latter  place,  9th  March,  1811) 
he  had  one  son  and  two  daughters,  viz. 

Richard  -  Henry,   who  was  created 


heir  in  tail,  and  heir  at  law  of  his 
great  grandfather,  Henry  Tolson,  the 
Donee,  and  Frances,  his  wife,  (under 
the  settlement  of  18th  June,  1672) 
by  virtue  of  a  report,  dated  29th 
July,  1820,  by  John  Edmund  Dow- 
deswell,  esq.  one  of  the  masters  in 
chancery,  and  confirmed  by  a  decre- 
tal order  in  chancery,  dated  9th  Au- 
gust, 1820. 
Harriott,  m.  at  St.  George's,  Hanover 
Square,   9th    November,    1792,  to 
Thomas  Holland,  esq.  of  Thorn,  in  the 
county  of  York,  (now  of  York  Street, 
St.  Mary  le  bone)  and  has  two  sons, 
Louisa-Christiana. 
Lieutenant-general   Richard  Tolson  was 
buried  at  St.  James's,  Piccadilly,  19th  June, 
1815,  will  proved  in  the  prerogative  court 
of  Canterbury,  London,  on  the  30th  of  the 
same  month.    He  was  s.  by  his  son,  the 
present  Richard-Henry  Tolson,  esq.  of 
Bridekirke,  and  Woodland  Lodge. 

Arms — Vert  on  a  chief  az.  three  mart- 
lets or,  all  within  a  border  of  the  third 
pellette. 

Crest — Out  of  a  ducal  coronet,  a  lion's 
paw  holding  a  plume  of  feathers. 

Motto— Ferro  Comite. 

£'**a*e5— Woodland  Lodge,  Somerset, 
and  Lord  of  the  manor  of  Bridekirke, 
Cumberland. 

Seat — Woodland  Lodge,  and  Bridekirke. 


LEITH-HAY,  OF  RANNES  AND  LEITH  HALL. 


HAY-LEITH,  ALEXANDER,  esq.  of  Rannes  and  Leith  Hall,  in  the  county  of  Aber- 
deen, a  general  officer  in  the  army,  b.  21st 
December,  1758,  m.  in  1784,  Maiy,  daughter 
of  Charles  Forbes,  esq.  of  Ballog-ie,  and  has 
had  issue, 

Andrew,  lieutenant-colonel  in  the  army, 
M.  P.  for  the  Elgin  district  of  burghs,  vi. 
in  1816,  Mary-Margaret,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Clark,  esq.  of  Buckland  House. 
John,  captain  R.N. 

Harriot-Christian,  rn.  to  Sir  Harry  N.  Lums- 

den,  bart.  and  d.  in  1820. 
Mary,  m.  to  Major  Mitchell,  of  Ashgrove. 
Elizabeth,  m.  to  Alexander  Forbes,  esq.  of 

Blackford. 
Margaret. 

This  g-allant  officer  s.  his  elder  brother,  John  Leitii,  esq.  in  1778,  and  inherited  the 
estate  of  Rannes  upon  the  demise  of  Andrew  Hay,  esq.  in  1789,  when  he  assumed  the 
additional  surname  and  arms  of  Hay. 

General  Leith-Hay  is  a  deputy -lieutenant  and  justice  of  the  peace  for  the  county  of 
Aberdeen. 


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137 


The  surname  of  Leith  is  deemed  of  great 
niitiquity  in  Scotland,  and  those  who  bore 
it  held,  in  a  remote  era,  vast  possessions, 
including  the  barony  of  Restalrig,  and  others 
in  the  shire  of  Mid  Lothian  and  territory  of 
Leith,  whence  it  is  presumed  the  name  was 
assumed.  The  immediate  ancestor  of  the 
family  before  us, 

William  Leith,  of  Barnis,  living  in  the 
time  of  David  Bruce,  and  said  to  have  been 
the  male  representative  of  the  Leiths,  of 
Edingarrock,  was  provost  of  Aberdeen  in 
1350,  and  proprietor  of  the  lands  of  Capring- 
ton,  in  Aberdeenshire.  He  m.  a  daughter 
of  Donald,  twelfth  Earl  of  Marr,  and  had 
two  sons, 

Laurence,  his  heir. 

John,  ambassador  to  the  court  of  Eng- 
land in  1412,  1413,  and  1416,  and  one 
of  the  commissioners  to  adjust  the 
amount  of  ransom  for  the  release  of 
James  I. 

William  Leith  died  some  time  in  the  reign 
of  Robert  II.  and  was  buried  in  the  church 
of  Aberdeen,  where  his  monument,  nanif, 
and  arms  are  still  extant.  He  was  s.  by  his 
elder  son, 

Lawrence  Leith,  of  Barnis,  in  the  county 
of  Aberdeen,  and  provost  of  Aberdeen  in 
14<)l,  1403,  and  1411 ;  to  which  town  he  pre- 
sented their  largest  bell,  on  which  his  name 
is  still  visible.  He  died  in  the  time  of 
James  II.  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Norman  Leith,  who  m.  Elizabeth,  dau. 
of  William  Leslie,  fourth  Baron  of  Balqu- 
hain,  by  Agnes  Irvine,  his  wife,  daughter  of 
the  Baron  of  Drum,  and  had  three  sons,  viz. 
Henry,  his  heir. 
Gilbert. 

John,  ancestor  of  the  Leiths,  of  Over- 
hall. 

Norman  d.  temp.  James  III,  and  was  s.  by 
his  son, 

Henry  Leith,  of  Barnis,  who  had  also 
three  sons, 

George,  his  heir. 
William,  successor  to  his  brother. 
Patrick,  progenitor  of  the  Leiths,  of 
Harthill. 

And  dying  before  the  year  1479,  was  s.  by 
his  eldest  son, 

George  Leith,  esq.  who  possessed  many 
other  lands  besides  those  of  Barnis,  who 
wedded  and  had  two  daughters,  viz. 

Elizabeth,  m.  to  John  Forbes,  of  To  wie. 
Janet,  m.  first,  to  Alexander  Seton,  of 
Meldrum,  and  secondly,  to  Sir  Alex- 
ander Gordon,  of  Abergeldie.  From 
the  second  marriage  lineally  descends 


the  present  William  Gordon,  esq 
of  Hatfield  (see  that  family). 
Between  his  two  daughters,  George  Leith, 
at  his  decease,  in  1505,  divided  the  lands 
of  Barnis,  &,c.,  but  the  representation  of  the 
family  devolved  upon  his  brother, 

William  Leith,  esq.  of  Edingarrock, 
which  estate  he  had  acquired  by  charter 
from  George  Leslie,  of  Leslie,  dated  on  the 
last  day  of  January,  1499.  He  7n.  a  daugh- 
ter of  Gordon,  of  Strathdon,  and  was  s.  by 
his  elder  son, 

Patrick  Leith,  esq.  of  Edingarrock,  who 
died  without  issue,  and  was  succeeded  by  his 
brother, 

George  Leith,  esq.  of  Edingarrock,  who, 
in  1550,  was  served  and  returned  heir  male 
to  his  uncle,  George  Leith,  of  Barnis,  before 
John  Leslie,  of  Balquhain,  sheriff  of  Aber- 
deen, and  an  inquest  composed  of  fifteen  of 
the  leading  gentlemen  in  the  county.  He 
died  at  an  advanced  age,  about  the  close  of 
Queen  Mary's  reign,  and  was  succeeded  by 
his  son, 

Patrick  Leith,  esq.  who  during  the  life- 
time of  his  father  was  designed  of  Liklie- 
head.  He  espoused  Jean,  second  daughter 
of  William  Leslie,  seventh  Baron  of  Balqu- 
hain, by  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  daughter  of 
Sir  Walter  Ogilvie,  of  Boyne,  and  had 
issue, 

Patrick,  his  heir. 

John,  designed  of  Edingarrock,  who 
wedded  a  daughter  of  John  Leslie,  of 
Wardis,  but  d.  s.  p. 

Lawrence,  successor  to  his  brother, 
Patrick. 

Henry. 

Nicholas,  m.  to  George  Leslie,  fourth 
Laird  of  Finrassie. 

Margaret,  m.  to  Stephen  Leslie,  fourth 
Laird  of  Warthill. 
This  Patrick  acquired,  in  his  father's  time, 
the  lands  of  Kirkton  de  Rain  from  his  bro- 
ther-in-law, John  Leslie,  of  Balquhain,  on 
whose  resignation  he  got  a  charter  from  the 
Archdean  of  Aberdeen,  dated  13th  August, 
1561,  to  which  Patrick  Leith,  of  Harthill,  is 
a  subscribing  witness.  He  died  in  the  end 
of  the  reign  of  James  VI.  and  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  son, 

Patrick  Leith,  esq.  of  Edingarrock,  who 
sold  that  estate  and  the  lands  of  Likliehead 
to  John  Forbes,  of  Leslie.  He  was  after- 
wards, anno  1629,  enfeoffed  in  the  lands  of 
Innogathill,  upon  a  precept  of  clare  con- 
stat from  George,  Marquess  of  Huntly,  as 
heir  to  William  Leith,  of  Edingarrock,  his 
great  grandfather.  Dying  s.  p.  he  was  *. 
by  his  brother, 


138  LEITH-HAY,  OF  RANNES  AND  LEITH  HALL. 


Laurence  Leith,  esq.  of  Kirkton  de 
Rain,  who  wadset  from  the  Marquess  of 
Huntly  the  lands  of  Bucharne,  where  he  af- 
terwards chiefly  resided.  He  likewise  pur- 
chased a  considerable  part  of  the  parish  of 
Colbrack.  He  espoused,  first,  Agnes,  third 
dau.  of  Alexander,  third  Laird  of  Wardis,  by 
Margaret,  his  wife,  daughter  of  Alexander 
Forbes,  of  Towie.  By  tliis  lady  he  had  no 
issue,  but  by  his  second  wife,  Bessie,  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  George  Gordon,  of  Cocklarochie, 
he  had  a  son  and  successor, 

John  Leith,  esq.  Avho  sold  the  lands  of 
Kirkton  de  Rain,  and  purchased  those  of 
New  Leslie,  (whence  he  was  sometimes  de- 
signed) Peill,  Syde,  Arnbog,  &c.  He 
wedded  Margery,  dau.  of  Arthur  Forbes, 
fourth  son  of  the  sixth  Lord  Pitsligo,  by 
Margaret,  his  wife,  daughter  of  Alexander 
Leslie,  fourth  Laird  of  Pitcaple,  and  had 
with  two  daughters,  the  elder  m.  to  Lums- 
dain,  of  Cushnie,  the  younger,  to  Forbes,  of 
Culquhary)  two  sons,  namely, 
James,  his  heir. 

Alexander,  commonly  called  Hard 
Head,  on  account  of  his  remarkable 
personal  courage.  He  obtained  from 
his  father  a  wadset  of  the  lands  of 
Bucharne,  which  wadset  was  re- 
deemed by  the  family  of  Gordon, 
from  John  Leith,  his  son,  whose  son 
thereupon  got  a  lease  of  Bucharne. 
This  Alexander  was  ancestor  of  the 
Leiths,  of  Bucharne,  Blair,  &c. 
The  son  and  heir, 

James  Leith,  of  New  Leslie,  erected  the 
mansion-house  of  Leith  Hall,  upon  the 
lands  of  Peill,  which  has  since  continued 
the  residence  and  designation  of  the  family. 
This  gentleman  espoused  Margaret,  daugh- 
ter of  Alexander  Strachan,  of  Glenkindy, 
and  had  issue, 

John,  his  heir. 

Alexander,  ancestor  of  the  Leiths,  of 

Glenkindy  and  Freefield. 
William,  d.  s.  p. 

Margaret,  m.  to  Gordon,  of  Beldomie. 

Jean,  m.  to  John  Grant,  of  Tomavillion. 
He  was  succeeded  at  his  decease  by  his 
eldest  son, 

John  Leith,  esq.  of  Leith  Hall,  who  m. 
Janet  Ogilvie,  daughter  of  George,  second 
Lord  Banff,  by  Agnes  Falconer,  his  wife, 
daughter  of  Alexander,  first  Lord  Halker- 
ton,  and  had  issue, 

John,  his  successor. 

Patrick. 


George,  of  Blackball. 

Laurence. 

Anthony. 

Elizabeth,  m.  to  Richard  Gordon,  esq. 
of  Craigmile. 
Mr.  Leith  acquiring  the  whole  estate  of 
Leslie,  in  the  Garroch,  regained  possession 
of  the  lands  of  Edingarrock,  his  ancient  pa- 
trimonial inheritance.  He  died  in  1727, 
and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

John  Leith,  esq.  of  Leith  Hall,  who  es- 
poused Mary,  daughter  of  Charles  Hay, 
esq.  of  Rannes,  and  dying  in  1736,  left 
(with  a  daughter,  Janet,  m.  to  James  Gor- 
don, of  Ardmilie)  a  son  and  heir, 

John  Leith,  esq.  of  Leith  Hall,  who 
augmented  his  estate  by  the  lands  of  Lair 
and  Ardlair.  He  m.  Harriot,  daughter  and 
heiress  of  Alexander  Steuart,  of  Auchlun- 
cart,  and  had  three  sons,  viz. 

John,  >  ^  •  • 

Alexander,  r^^^^  succession. 

James  (Sir),  a  lieutenant-general  in  the 
army,  G.C.B.  K.T.S.  grand  cordon 
of  the  order  of  merit  of  France, 
governor  of  Barbadoes,  and  com- 
mander of  the  forces  in  the  Wind- 
ward and  Leeward  Islands.  Sir 
James  Leith  d.  16th  October,  1816. 
John  Leith  died  in  1763,  and  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  son, 

John  Leith,  esq.  of  Leith  Hall,  at  whose 
decease,  without  issue,  in  1778,  the  estates 
devolved  on  his  brother,  Alexander,  who, 
having  succeeded  Andrew  Hay,  of  Rannes, 
is  the  present  general  Alexander  Leith 
Hay,  of  Rannes  and  Leith  Hall. 

Arms — Quarterly  ;  first  and  fourth,  or,  a 
cross  crosslet  fitchee  sa.  between  three  cres- 
cents in  chief,  and  as  many  fusiles  in  base 
barways  gu. ;  second  and  third,  quarterly, 
first  and  fourth,  arg.  three  inescutcheons 
gu. ;  second  and  third,  gu.  three  cinquefoils 
arg. 

Crests — A  cross  crosslet  fitchee  sa.  and  a 
goat  trippant  ppr. 

Supporters — Two  naked  men,  wreathed 
about  the  loins,  each  holding  in  his  exterior 
hand  a  club. 

Mottoes  —  Trustie  to  the  end.  Spare 
nought. 

Estates — In  Aberdeenshire,  obtained  by 
the  family  at  different  periods,  commencing 
about  the  year  1300. 

Seats — Leith  Hall  and  Leslie  House, 
Aberdeenshire. 


139 


CHAYTOR,  OF  SPENNITHORNE  HALL. 


CHAYTOR,  JOHN-CLERVAIJX,  esq.  of  Spennithorne  Hall,  in  the  county  of 

York,  b.  9th  June,  1782,  m.  10th  Januai-y,  1810,  Ann, 
eldest  daughter  and  co-heir  (with  her  sister  Isabella,  wife 
of  Sir  William  Chaytor,  hart.)  of  John  Carter,  esq.  of 
Tunstall  and  Richmond,  by  whom  he  has  had  issue, 

1.  CHRiSTornER-WiLLiAM-CARTER,  h.  1st  February, 
1814. 

2.  Mathevv-John-Carter,  who  died  young. 

3.  Charlotte. 

4.  Anne. 

5.  Elizabeth. 

6.  Mary. 

Mr.  Chaytor  is  in  the  commission  of  the  peace  for  the 
North  Riding  of  Yorkshire. 


Ullage. 


The  family  of  Clervaux,*  is  of  French 
extraction. 

Sir  Hamon  de  Clervaulx,  accompanied 
the  Conqueror  from  Normandy,  and  was 
present  at  the  battle  of  Hastings.  He  ac- 
quired lands  in  Botham,  in  the  county  of 
York,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Alban  Clerevaulx,  who,  by  his  wife, 
a  daughter  of  Sir  Lambert  Bushy,  knt.  left 
a  son, 

Jordan  Clerevaulx,  who  espoused  Ama- 
reta,  daughter  of  Lord  Nevile,  and  was 
by  his  son. 

John  Clerevaulx,  who  m.  Oswalda, 
daughter  of  Sir  Adam  Bruce,  and  had  a  son 
and  successor, 

Thomas  Clerevaulx,  of  Croft,  who  wed- 
ded Timothea,  daughter  of  John  Gascoigne, 
and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Robert  Clerevaulx,  of  Croft,  who  m. 
Ann,  daughter  of  Edward  Lathby,  and  was 
father  of 

Sir  John  Clerevaulx,  knt.  who  espoused 
Herodea,  daughter  of  Lord  Marmion,  and 
had  a  son, 

Henry  Clerevaulx,  of  Croft,  who  by 
his  wife,  Jonatha,  daughter  of  John  Nesome, 
of  Nesome,  had  three  sons,  Robert,  John, 
and  Rowland,  by  the  eldest  of  whom, 

Robert  Clerevaulx,  of  Croft,  he  was 
succeeded.  This  gentleman  m.  Eve,  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  William  Fairfax,  knt.  and  had 


*  The  names  of  Ci.ervaux  and  Chater  occur 
in  the  roll  of  Battell  Abbey.  The  shield  of  the 
Clervaux  was  stationed  in  Richmond  Castle, 
Yorkshire. 


heirs  in  succession. 


Thomas, 
John, 

William,  rector  of  Croft. 

Simeon,  rector  of  Lithe. 
The  eldest  son. 

Sir  Thomas  Clerevaulx,  knt.  of  Croft, 
espoused  Constance,  daughter  of  Sir  Hugh 
Gobion,  otherwise  daughter  of  Lord  Grey, 
of  Codnor,  but  having  an  only  daughter, 
Catherine,  who  died  s.  p.  he  was  s.  by  his 
brother, 

John  Clerevaulx,  who  then  became  of 
Croft.  He  wt.  Matilda,  daughter  of  Robert 
Cerf,  and  was  s.  by  liis  son, 

Sir  William  Clerevaulx,  knt.  who  m. 
Ann,  daughter  of  Thomas  Scoythley,  and 
was  father  of 

Sir  John  Clerevaulx,  knt.  of  Croft, 
who  m.  Eleanor,  daughter  of  Sir  Alexander 
Percy,  and  had  four  sons  and  five  daughters, 
viz. 

John  (Sir),  his  heir. 
Robert,  who  m.  a  daughter  of  —  Col- 
well,  and  d.  s.  p. 
Nicholas,  d.  s.  p. 
Michael. 

Christiana,  m.  to  Thomas  Colwell. 

Johanna,  m.  to  John  Sothills. 

Margaret,  m.  to  William  Boynton,  of 
Sedbury,  county  of  York. 

Anastasia,  m.  to  Thomas  Fitz  Henry. 

Alice,  m.  to  Sir  Thomas  Covell,  knt. 
The  eldest  son  and  lieir, 

Sir  John  Clerevaux,  wedded  Beatrix, 
daughter  of  Sir  John  Mauliverer,  and  left 
issue, 

I.  John  (Sir),  his  heir. 

If.  Thomas,  who  m.  Isabell,  daughter 


140 


CHAYTOR,  OF  SPENNITHORNE  HALL. 


and  co-heir  of  Hug]i  Thoresby,  esq. 
of  Thoresby,  iii  the  county  of  York, 
in.  Richard. 

IV.  Robert. 

V.  Agnes,  m.  to  —  Studdon. 

Sir  John  was  succeeded  at  his  decease  by 
his  eldest  son. 

Sir  John  Clervaux,  knt.  of  Croft,  who 
m.  Isabell,  daughter  of  Richard  Richmond, 
and  had  issue, 

I.  John  (Sir),  his  heir, 
n.  Henry,  Avho  died  s.  p. 

III.  Thomas,  who  m.  Isabell,  daughter 
of  Robert  Conyers,  of  Socburne,  and 
had  Robert,  who  died  issueless,  and 
Alice,  m.  to  John  Faunt,  of  Wyston, 
in  Leicestershire. 

IV.  Margaret,  m.  to  William  Vincent, 
of  Great  Smeaton. 

V.  Agnes,  m.  to  John  Headlam. 

VI.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  William  Lever- 
sham,  d.  s.  p. 

VII.  Beatrix,  m.  to  John  Killinghall,  of 
Nether  Middleton. 

VIII.  Johan,  or  Katherine,  m.  to  Henry 
Tailboys. 

The  eldest  son. 

Sir  John  Clervaux,  knt,  of  Croft,  wed- 
ded Margaret,  daughter  of  Sir  Ralph  Lum- 
ley,  knt.  (summoned  to  parliament  as  a 
baron,  8th  Richard  IL)  by  his  wife,  Elea- 
nor, daughter  of  John,  Lord  Nevill,  of 
Raby,  and  sister  to  Ralph,  the  great  Earl 
of  Westmoreland,  ( See  Burke's  Extinct 
Peerage )  by  whom  he  left  at  his  decease 
in  1443,  two  sons,  John,  who  married,  but 
died  issueless,  and 

Sir  Richard  Clervaux,  of  Croft,  one  of 
the  esquires  of  the  body  of  King  Henry 
VI.  This  gentleman  m.  Elizabeth,  dau. 
of  Sir  Henry  Vavasor,  knt.  of  Haselwood, 
high  sheriff  of  Yorkshire,  10th  Edward  IV. 
by  Joan,  his  wife,  daughter  of  Sir  William 
Gascoigne,  knt.  and  widow  of  Richard 
Goldsborough,  esq.  of  Goldsborough.  By 
this  lady  Sir  Richard  had  four  sons  and 
five  daughters,  viz. 

I.  John,  ?   successive  inheri- 

II.  Marmaduke,  >  tors. 

III.  Henry,  d.  s.  p- 

IV.  Robert. 

V.  Elizabeth,  m.  first,  to  William  Fitz 
Henry,  and  secondly,  to  William 
Clarginet. 

VI.  Margaret,  m.  to  Thomas  Laton,  of 
Saxhow. 

VII.  Joan,  m.  to  Christopher  Aske. 

VIII.  Isabell,  m.  to  William,  son  and 
heir  of  Sir  Roger  Conyers,  knt. 

IX.  Beatrix,  a  nun,  at  Synyngthwaite. 
Sir  Richard  Clervaux  died  in  1490,  and  was 
buried  in  the  south  aisle  of  the  nave  in 
Croft  church,  (the  whole  of  which  belonged 
to  the  family  of  Clervaux)  in  a  tomb  of 
grey  marble,  exhibiting  on  each  side  the 


arms  of  Clervaux,  impaling  Vavasor,  and 
covered  by  a  single  slab,  bearing  the  fol- 
lowing inscription  : 

Clervaux  Ricardus jacet  hie  sub  marmore  clausus 
Crofte  quondam  Dominus  huic  miserere  Deus 

Armiger  Henrici  Regis  et  pro  corpore  sexti 
Quem  Deus  excelsi  duxit  ad  astra  Poli 

Sanguinis  Edwardi  quarti,  ternique  Ricardi 
Gradibus  in  ternis  alter  utrique  fiiit.* 
Qui  obiit  A.D.  1490. 

Sir  Richard  was  s.  by  his  son, 

John  Clervaux,  esq.  of  Croft,  who  m. 
Jane,  daughter  of  John  Hussey,  esq.  of  Slee- 
ford,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  and  had  an 
only  daughter,  Margeria,  m.  to  John  Fitz 
William,  esq.  of  Sprotborough.  Dying  thus 
without  male  issue,  he  was  succeeded  by  his 
brother, 

Marmaduke  Clervaux,  esq.  of  Croft, 
who  espoused  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir 
James  Strangwayes,  knt.  of  Harlesey  Castle, 
in  the  county  of  York,  and  had  two  sons  and 
two  daughters,  namely,  John,  his  heir,  and 
William,  successor  to  his  niece.  Elizabeth, 
m.  to  Percival  Lambton,  esq.  of  Belsis,  and 
Eleanor.  Marmaduke  Clervaux  died  14th 
Henry  VII.  and  was  succeeded  by  his 
elder  son, 

John  Clervaux,  esq.  of  Croft,  who  was 
engaged  in  the  battle  of  Flodden  Field,  and 
mentioned  in  the  poem  of  that  name.  He 
?H.  Margaret,  daughter  of  Richard  Hansard, 
esq.  of  Walworth,  by  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Blount,  second  brother  of  Wal- 
ter, first  Lord  Mountjoy,  and  left  at  his  de- 
cease, 5th  Henry  VIII.  an  only  daughter 
and  heiress. 


*  The  relationship  with  the  royal  family  is  thus 

traced  :  — 

John,  Lord  Nevii.e,  of  Raby,  K.G.  summoned 
to  parliament  from  24th  February,  1368,  to  28th 
July,  1388,  wedded  Maud,  daughter  of  Lord 
Percy,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Ralph,  fourth  Baron  Nevill,  of  Raby,  who 
was,  in  1397,  advanced,  in  full  parliament, 
to  the  dignity  of  Earl  of  Westmoreland. 
His  lordship  m.  for  his  second  wife,  Joan 
de  Beaufort,  and  had,  with  other  issue. 

Cicely  Nevill,  who  wedded  Richard 
Plantagenet,  Duke  of  York,  and  had, 
with  other  children, 

Edward,  who  ascended  the  throne 

as  Edward  IV. 
Richard,  who   succeeded  to  the 
crown,  as  third  of  the  name. 

II.  Thomas,  summoned  to  parliament,  as  Lord 
Furnivall. 

III.  Maud,  m.  to  William,  Lord  Scroop. 

IV.  Alice,  m.  to  William,  Lord  Deincourt. 

v.  Eleanor,  who  wedded  Ralph,  Lord  Lum- 
ley,  and  had  a  daughter, 

Margaret  Lumley,  who  m.  Sir  John 
Clervaux,  of  Croft,  and  was  mother  of 
Sir  Richard  Clervaux,  of  Croft, 
esquire  of  the  body   to  Kin^ 
Henpy  VI. 


CHAYTOR,  OF  SPENNITHORNE  HALL. 


141 


Elizabeth  Clervaux,  who  espoused 
Thomas,  Baron  of  Hilton  Castle,  in  the 
county  of  Durham,  but  dying  without  issue, 
the  estates  devolved  on  her  uncle, 

William  Cli-kvaux,  esq.  of  Croft,  who 
m.  Isabell,  daughter  of  Thomas  Belasyse, 
esq.  of  Henknoll,  by  Margaret,  his  second 
wife,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  Sir  Lancelot 
Thirkeld,  knt.  of  Melmerby,  in  the  county 
of  Cumberland,  and  had  two  sons  and  a 
daughter,  viz. 

Richard,  his  heir. 

John,  esquire  of  the  body  to  Henry 

VHL  who  d.  s.  p. 
Elizabeth,   who   eventually  became 
heiress  to  her  brother,  and  sole  re- 
presentative of  the  family. 
The  elder  son, 

Richard  Clervaux,  esq.  of  Croft,  es- 
poused, first,  Margery,  daughter  of  William 
Killinghall,  esq.  and  secondly,  Margery, 
daughter  of  —  Plaze,  but  leaving  no  issue, 
his  sister, 

Elizabeth  Clervaux,  became  sole  heiress 
and  representative  of  the  Clervaux  family. 
She  married  Christopher  Chaytor,  esq. 
of  Beautrove,  or  Butterby,  in  the  county 
of  Durham,  (son  of  John  Chaytor,  of  New- 
castle) born  in  1494,  and  brought  up  ac- 
cording to  the  custom  of  those  times,  in  the 
family  of  the  great  Duke  of  Somerset.  By 
this  gentleman  (who  was  surveyor-general 
of  the  counties  of  Durham  and  Northumber- 
land, temp.  Queen  Elizabeth)  the  heiress 
of  Clervaux,  had  four  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters, viz. 

I.  Anthony  Chaytor,  of  Croft,  which 
estate  he  inherited  at  the  decease  of 
his  mother,  m.  first,  Margaret,  dau. 
of  William  Witham,  esq.  of  Cliffe,  in 
the  county  of  York,  (see  p.  6)  but 
had  no  issue.  He  wedded,  secondly, 
Margery,  dau.  of  William  Thorne- 
ton,  esq.  of  Newton,  in  the  same 
shire,  and  had 

William,  his  heir. 

^l^^'^'^^  \  both  d,s.  p. 
Thomas,  ^  ^ 

Margaret,  m.  first,  to  Ralph  Hut- 
ton,  esq.  of  Mainsworth,  in  the 
county  palatine  of  Durham,  and 
secondly,  to  Christopher  Rich- 
mond, esq.  of  Highhead  Castle, 
in  Cumberland. 

Mary,  m  to  Charles  Hutton,  bro- 
ther of  Ralph. 
He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son. 

Sir  William  Chaytor,  of  Croft, 
who  received  the  honor  of  knight- 
hood from  King  James  I.  in  his 
progress  to  the  accession  of  the 
crown  of  England.  He  rw.  Fran- 
ces, daughter  of  Sir  James  Bel- 
Jingham,  knt.  of  Levens,  in  the 


county  of  Westmoreland,  and 
left 

Thomas,  his  successor. 

Henry,  a  captain,  in  Ireland, 
under  Col.  George  Monk, 
(afterwards  created  Duke 
of  Albemarle)  subsequently 
col.  and  governor  of  Bolton 
Castle,  Wensleydale,  in 
Yorkshire,  under  the  com- 
mission of  Prince  Rupert, 
which  place  he  defended  un- 
til reduced  to  eat  horse 
flesh,  and  then  marched  to 
Pontefract,  continuing-  in 
the  service  of  tlie  royal 
Charleses  during  the  whole 
of  those  unhappy  wars.  He 
m.  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Arthur  Hebburne,  esq.  of 
Hebburne,  and  widow  of 
Robert  Dodsworth,  esq.  of 
Barton,  in  Yorkshire,  but  d. 
s.  p.  in  1664. 

Agnes,  m.  first,  to  Nicholas 
Foster,  esq.  of  Barnbrough, 
in  Northumberland,  and  se- 
condly, to  —  Dawson,  esq. 
of  Ripon,  and  thirdly,  to 
Sir  Francis  Liddell,  knt.  of 
Redheugh,  in  the  county  of 
Northumberland. 
Sir  William  was  s.  by  his  eldest 
son, 

Thomas  Chaytor,  esq.  of 
Croft,  who  espoused  Mary, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Lewis, 
esq.  of  Marr,  in  Yorkshire, 
and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

John  Chaytor,  esq.  of  Croft. 
This  gentleman  m.  first,  Sa- 
rah, daughter  of  Sir  Wil- 
liam Allanson,  of  York,  and 
secondly,  Elizabeth,*  dau. 
of  Sir  Thomas  Davison,  of 
the  county  of  Durham .  The 
issue  of  these  marriages  was 
a  son  and  daughter,  who 
both  died  in  infancy. 

II.  Hugh,  equery  to  Queen  Elizabeth 
d.  s.  p. 

III.  Christopher,  d.  s.  p. 

IV.  Thomas. 

V.  Margaret. 

VI.  Jane,  m.  to  Ralph  Wylly,  esq.  of 
Houghton,  in  the  county  of  Durham. 

VII.  Elizabeth. 

VIII.  Beatrix. 

The  fourth  son  of  the  heiress  of  Croft, 

Thomas  Chaytor,  esq.  of  Butterby,  who 
s.  his  father  in  the  office  of  surveyor-general 
of  Durham  and  Northumberland,  m.  first, 
Eleanor,  daughter  of  —  Thornell,  esq.  but 


*  This  lady  m.  secondly,  Nicholas  Fairfa 


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CHAYTOR,  OF  SPENNITHORNE  HALL. 


had  no  issue.  He  espoused,  secondly,  Jane, 
daughter  of  Sir  Nicholas  Tempest,  bart.  of 
Stella,*  (created  baronet  in  1622)  by  wliom 
he  had  five  sons  and  five  daughters,  viz. 


S^^^'  '  I  hei 
Nicholas,^ 


irs  in  succession. 


George. 

Jeronima,  m.  to  Thomas  Swineburne, 
esq.  of  Barmton,  in  Durham. 

Isabell,  m.  to  James  Belasyse,  esq.  of 
Owton,  in  Durham,  (his  second  wife) 
sixth  son  of  Sir  William  Belasyse, 
of  Newborougli  Abbey,  in  the  county 
of  York,  and  Margery,  daughter  of 
Sir  Nicholas  Fairfax,  of  Gilling. 

Margaret,  m.  to  Ralph  Bates,  esq.  of 
Halliwell,  in  Northumberland  (refer 
to  vol.  i.  page  624). 

Mr.  Chaytor  died  in  1618,  and  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  son, 

Henry  Chaytor,  esq.  of  Butterby,  who 
died  unm.  in  1629,  and  was  s.  by  his  brother, 

Nicholas  Chaytor,  esq.  a  lieutenant- 
colonel  under  the  Marquess  of  Newcastle, 
who  remained  in  the  army  until  the  king's 
forces  were  reduced.  He  espoused  Ann, 
daughter  and  co-heir  (with  her  sister  Mar- 
garet, wife  of  John  Killinghall,  of  Middle- 
ton  St.  George)  of  William  Lambton,  esq. 
of  Houghtonfield,  in  Durham,  by  Ann,  his 
wife,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  the  Rev.  John 
Barnes,  rector  of  Houghton  le  Skerne,  and 
niece  of  Richard  Barnes,  bishop  of  Durham. 
By  this  lady  Mr.  Chaytor  had  issue  to  sur- 
vive infancy, 

I.  William,  his  heir. 

II.  Henry,  who  m.  Isabell,  daughter 
and  co-heir  of  Anthony  Morley,  esq, 
of  Ingleton,  and  had  one  son  and  a 
daughter,  viz. 

Henry,  heir  to  his  uncle. 
Isabella,  m,  to  —  Hobbins,  esq. 

III.  Walter,  who  d.  s.  p,  in  Germany. 

IV.  Ann,  m.  to  —  Ogle,  esq. 

V.  Isabell. 

VI.  Jeronima. 

Mr.  Chaytor  died  10th  February,  1665,  and 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son. 

Sir  William  Chaytor,  of  Croft,  who 
was  created  a  Baronet  28th  June,  1671. 
He  ni.  Perigrina,  daughter  of  Sir  Joseph 
Cradock,  knt.f  of  Richmond,  and  had  issue, 

*  By  his  wife,  Isabella,  daughter  of  Robert 
Lambton,  esq.  of  Lambton,  and  Frances  Eure, 
daughter  of  Sir  Ralph  de  Eure,  (second  son  of 
William,  first  Lord  Eure,  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth, 
sister  of  William,  Lord  V\  illoughby  de  Eresby) 
by  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Ralph  Bowes,  esq.  of 
Streatlam  Castle,  in  Durham. 

+  Cradock  Hall,  in  Richmond,  Yorkshire,  the 
residence  of  the  family,  was  built  by  Sir  Joseph 


Henry,  a  major  in  the  army,  who 
served  four  campaigns  in  Germany 
and  Flanders,  under  J  ohn  Chu  rc  h  i  ll, 
Duke  of  Marlborough.  Major 
Chaytor  predeceased  his  father  with- 
out issue. 

Thomas,  who,  also,  died  vita  patris, 
issueless. 

Anna,  d.  unm. 
Sir  William  Craytor  died  in  1720,  and  was 
s.  by  his  nephew, 

Henry  Chaytor,  esq.  of  Croft,  who  m. 
Jane,  only  daughter  (and  upon  the  death  of 
her  brothers)  heir  of  Matthew  Smales,  esq. 
of  Gilling,  in  the  county  of  York,  and  had 
four  sons  and  two  daughters,  viz. 

William. 

Henry,  LL. D.  rector  of  Croft,  and 
vicar  of  Catterick,  in  the  county  of 
York,  and  prebendary  of  Durham, 
who  died  at  Croft,  in  June,  1789. 
He  m.  first,  Betty,  daughter  and 
heiress  of  —  Gregson,  esq.  of  Bond- 
gate,  in  Westmoreland,  and  by  her 
had  one  daughter,  viz. 

Betty,  who  m.  George  Pearson, 
esq.  of  Harperly  Park,  in  Dur- 
ham, and  had  an  only  child, 
Elizabeth- Jane  Pearson,  who 
espoused    George  -  Hutton 
Wilkinson,  esq.  and  has  a 
numerous  family. 
Dr.  Chaytor  espoused  secondly,  Ann, 
daughter  of  Charles  Robinson,  esq. 
of  Appleby,  in  Westmoreland,  and 
had  other  children,  viz. 

I.  William,  who  d.  young. 

II.  Henry,  a  lieutenant-colonel  in 
the  first  regiment  of  foot  guards, 
who  m.  Jane,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Marriot,  esq.  and  had, 

1.  Henry,  b.  in  1799. 

2.  William-Charles,  b.  in  1800. 

3.  John,  b.  in  1802. 

4.  Gustavus  -  Adolphus,  b.  in 
1806. 

6.  Ann-Jane. 
6.  Mary, 
in.  Charles. 

IV.  Charlotte. 

V.  Maria. 

VI.  Hannah-Jane 

VII.  Anne. 

VIII.  Mary. 

IX.  Isabella. 

X.  Juliana. 

XI.  Harriot. 

Mathew,  an  ensign  in  the  first  regiment 
of  foot  guards,  who  d.  s.  p.  in  Ger- 
many. 

John,  d.  young. 


Cradock,  in  1660.  After  the  above  mentione(f 
marriage,  it  came  to  the  Chaytors,  and  was  sold 
by  the  late  William  Chaytor,  esq. 


NICHOLL,  OF  MERTHYMAWR. 


143 


Jane,  m.  to  John  Trotter,  M.D.  of  Dar- 
lington. 

Alice -Mary,  m.  to  CaUb  Redshaw, 
afterwards  Morley,  esq.  of  Beamsley, 
in  Craven,  and 'd.  5th  July,  1833, 
having  had,  with  other  issue,  who  d. 
unmarried, 

1.  Josias  Morley,  of  Beamsley  and 
Marrick  Park,  Yorkshire,  who 
d.  in  February,  1827,  leaving  by 
his  first  wife.  Miss  M.  Colling, 
two  sons  and  two  daughters,  viz. 
Francis,  of  Marrick  Park,  h.  5th 
April,  1810,  Thomas,  b.  6th  Feb- 
ruary, 1814,  Mary,  and  Dorothy. 

2.  John,  who  in.  Miss  Mary  Miller. 

3.  William. 

4.  Thomas,  who  m.  and  left  one 
son  and  a  daughter. 

Mr.  Chaytor  was  s.  at  his  decease,  by  his 
eldest  son, 

William  Chaytor,  esq.  of  Crofl,  some- 
time a  member  of  parliament,  barrister  at 
law,  recorder  of  Richmond,  vice  lieutenant, 
and  a  magistrate  for  the  North  Riding  of 
Yorkshire.  He  wedded  Miss  Jane  Lee, 
and  had  issue, 

I.  William  (Sir),  created  a  Baronet 

in  1831,  (see  Burke's  Peerage  and 

Baronetage.) 


n.  Mathew,  d.  unm.  1825. 

III.  John-Clervaux. 

IV.  Jane,  d.  unm.  1811. 

V.  Mary. 

VI.  Charlotte,  d.  unm.  1792. 

VII.  Elizabeth,  m.  12th  December, 
1804,  to  Timothy  Hutton,  esq.  of 
Clifton  Castle,  in  the  county  of  York. 

VIII.  Harriet,  d.  unm.  1798. 

Mr.  Chaytor,  of  Croft,  died  in  May,  1819, 
aged  eighty- six.  His  younger  son  is  the 
present  John  Clervaux  Chaytor,  esq.  of 
Spennithorne  Hall. 

Ai  ms — Quarterly  ;  first  and  fourth,  party 
per  bend  dancettee  arg.  and  az.  three  cin- 
quefoils,  two  in  chief,  and  one  in  base, 
counterchanged,  for  Chaytor.  Second  and 
third,  sa.  a  saltire  or,  for  Clervaux. 

Crests — Chaytor,  a  stag's  head  erased 
lozengy,  arg.  and  az.  the  dexter  horn  of  the 
first,  the  sinister,  of  the  second.  Clervaux, 
an  eagle  displayed.    A  heron  ppr. 

Estates — At  Spennithorne  and  Bellerby, 
in  the  parish  of  Spennithorne,  and  manorial 
rights  ;  also  at  Tunstall,  in  the  parish  of 
Catterick. 

Seat — Spennithorne  Hall,  Bedale,  York- 
shire. 


NICHOLL,  OF  MERTHYMAWR. 

NICHOLL,  The  Right  Honorable  SIR  JOHN,  knt.  L.C.D.  F.R.S.  &c.  of  Mer- 

thymawr,  in  the  county  of  Glamorgan,  b.  16th  March, 
1759,  m.  8th  September,  1787,  Judy,  youngest  daughter 
'  of  Peter  Birt,  esq.  of  Wenvoe  Castle,  in  the  same  shire, 

by  whom  (who  d.  1st  December,  1829)  he  has  had  issue. 

I.  John,  b.  August,  1797,  educated  at  Westminster 
School,  and  Christchurch  College,  Oxford,  called  to 
the  bar  in  1824  ;  took  the  degree  of  doctor  of  laws, 
and  was  admitted  an  advocate  at  Doctors'  Commons 
in  1826.  He  wedded,  in  December,  1821,  Jane- 
Harriot,  second  daughter  of  the  late  T.  M.  Talbot, 
esq.  of  Margam,  in  Glamorganshire,  by  the  Lady 
Mary  Lucy  Strangways,  his  wife,  second  daughter 
of  Henry  Thomas,  second  Earl  of  Ilchester,  and  has 
issue. 

II.  Mary-Anne. 

III.  Judy,  m.  in  1820,  to  Charles  Franks,  esq.  a  banker 
in  London,  and  has  issue. 

IV.  Katharine,  ni.  in  September,  1829,  to  the  Very  Re- 
verend Charles  Scott  Luxmore,  dean  of  St.  Asaph, 
and  d.  in  November,  1830,  leaving  an  only  son. 

This  gentleman,  who  received  the  first  rudiments  of  his  education  at  Cowbridge  and 
Bristol  schools,  was  elected,  in  1775,  a  fellow,  as  founder's  kinsman,  of  St.  John's 
College,  Oxford.  In  1785  he  took  the  degree  of  doctor  of  laws,  and  was  admitted  an 
advocate  at  Doctors'  Commons.  In  1798  he  was  appointed  His  Majesty's  advocate- 
general,  and  knighted.    In  1809  he  was  raised  to  the  office  of  dean  of  the  Arches,  and 


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MOORE,  OF  TARA  HOUSE. 


judge  of  the  Prerogative  Court  of  Canterbury,  by  the  late  archbishop  of  that  province, 
and  was  sw^orn  of  the  privy  council. 

Sir  John  NichoU  sat  in  parliament  above  thirty  years,  having  been  elected,  in  1802, 
for  Peni^n ;  in  1806,  for  Hastings;  and,  in  1807,  for  Great  Bedwin,  which  last 
borough  he  continued  to  represent  so  long  as  it  sent  members  to  parliament. 


The  Reverend  Iltyd  Nicholl,  rector 
of  Lanmaes,  in  the  county  of  Glamorgan, 
where,  and  in  the  adjoining  parish  of  Lan- 
tevit,  or  St.  Iltyds,  the  family  of  Nicholl  has 
been  settled  for  some  centuries,  and  in 
whicli  latter  parish  the  elder  branch  still 
possesses  considerable  property,  was  father 
(with  an  elder  son)  of 

John  Nicholl,  esq.  of  Lanmaes,  who  had 
two  sons,  the  elder,  father  of  the  present 
Iltyd  Nicholl,  esq.  His  Majesty's  procu- 
rator-general, (see  family  of  Nicholl  of 


Lanmaes),  and  the  younger  of  the  present 
Right  Hon.  Sir  John  Nicholl,  of  Mer- 
thymawr. 

Arms — Sa.  three  pheons  arg. 

Motto— ^\\  falsi  audeat. 

Estates — At  Merthymawr,  and  in  several 
parishes  in  Glamorganshire,  part  by  devise, 
and  part  by  purchase. 

Toivn  Residence — Bruton  Street,  Berke- 
ley Square. 

Seat — Merthymawr,  Glamorganshire. 


MOORE,  OF  TARA  HOUSE. 


MOORE,  JOHN,  esq.  of  Tara  House,  in  the  county  of  Meath,  h.  20th  September, 

1763,  rii.  first,  24th  May,  1788,  Barbara,  daughter  of 
^•^"^vn  the  Hon.  William  Brabazon,  second  son  of  Edward, 


seventh  earl  of  Meath,  and  has  issue, 

William-John,  h.  29th  April,  1789,  in  holy  orders. 

John-Arthur,  6.24th  September,  1791,  residing  at  Hy- 
derabad, in  the  East  Indies.  This  gentleman,  for 
many  years  signal  officer  to  Admiral,  then  Captain, 
Blackwood,  was  blown  from  a  port-hole  of  the  Ajax, 
when  that  ship  was  destroyed  by  fire  near  the  island 
of  Tenedos,  in  the  night  of  the  14th  February,  1807, 
but  was  saved,  together  with  his  captain,  by  a  boat 
belonging  to  the  Canopus,  after  having  been  in  tlie 
water  more  than  half  an  hour.  He  m.  31st  July,  1827, 
Sophia,  daughter  of  Colonel  Yates. 

Charles-Henry,  h.  21st  March,  1798. 

Mr.  Moore  wedded,  secondly,  26th  April,  1825,  Char- 
lotte, daughter  of  George  Samuel  Collyer,  esq.    He  suc- 


ceeded his  father  25th  February,  1788. 


In  1721,  John  Moore,  esq.  of  Dublin, 
acquired,  under  an  act  of  parliament,  passed 
for  the  sale  of  the  estates  of  William  Gra- 
ham, esq.  the  town  lands  of  Balgatherine, 
Hill  of  Rath,  Tullyhallen,  and  Drybridge, 
all  in  the  barony  of  Mellifont,  and  county  of 
Louth.    He  had  issue, 

I.  Charles,  barrister-at-law,  who  died 
s.  p. 

II.  John,  of  whom  presently. 

ill.  Alice,  who  wedded   General  Sir 
John  Whiteford,  hart,  and  had  seve- 


ral daughters,  of  whom  one,  Alicia- 
Lucy,    m.    29th    November,  1795, 
Henry,  third  Lord  Vernon,  and  ano- 
ther, Colonel  Cunningham. 
Mr.  Moore,  at  his  decease,  divided  his  es- 
tates between  his  two  sons,  the  younger  of 
whom, 

John  Moore,  M.D.  of  Tullyhallen,  &c. 
inherited  the  entire  at  the  death  of  his  bro- 
ther Charles,  which  occurred  a  short  time 
subsequent  to  that  of  his  father.  Dr.  Moore 
espoused,  26th  August,  1752,  Frideswide, 


FIELD,  OF  HEATON. 


daughter  of  Dixie  Coddington,  esq.  of  Ath- 
luinney  Castle,  in  the  county  of  Meath,  by 
Miss  Waller,  of  AUenstown,  his  wife,  and 
had  issue  to  survive, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

II.  Alice,  m.  to  Thomas  Ahmuty,  esq.  of 
the  island  of  Madeira,  and  had  issue. 

III.  Jane,  m.  in  July,  1799,  the  Hon.  and 
Very  Reverend  John  Hewitt,  dean  of 
Cloyne,  youngest  son  of  James, 
Baron  Lilford,  lord  chancellor  of 
Ireland,  and  had  issue, 

Mary  Hewitt,  who  m.  in  January, 
1802,  the  Hon.  Major-general 
Henry  King. 

Jane  Hewitt,  w.  to  Acheson  St. 
George,  esq.  son  of  Thomas  St. 
George,  esq.  by  the  Hon.  Lu- 
cinda  Acheson,  daughter  of  Ar- 
chibald, first  Viscount  Gosford. 

IV.  Frideswide,  m.  in  1786,  Col.  the  Hon. 
Robert  Henry  Southwell,  of  Castle 
Hamilton,  second  son  of  Thomas- 
George,  first  Viscount  Southwell, 
and  left  issue  one  son,  Robert  South- 
well, and  a  daughter,  m.  to  Colonel 
Clements. 

Dr.  Moore  was  shot  at  his  own  door  bv  an 


unknown  person,  in  1788,  and  succeeded  by 
his  son,  the  present  John  Moore,  esq.  of 
Tara  House. 

Arms — Az.  a  chief  indented  or  charged 
with  three  mullets  pierced  gules. 

Crest — Out  of  a  ducal  coronet  or,  a  moor's 
head  ppr.  fiUetted  round  the  temples  az.  and 
or,  a  jewel  pendant  in  the  ear  arg. 

Motto — Durum  patienti^  frango. 

Estates — Tullyhallen,  Balgatherine,  Dry- 
bridge,*  and  Hill  of  Rath,  all  in  the  barony 
of  Mellifont,  and  county  of  Louth,  ac- 
quired by  purchase  in  1721.  In  Grose's 
Antiquities  of  Ireland  it  is  stated  that  these 
lands,  together  with  the  manor  and  abbey  of 
Mellifont,  were  granted  to  Sir  Edward 
Moore  by  Queen  Elizabeth,  in  reward  for 
his  loyalty,  and  the  hospitality  shown  by 
him  to  her  majesty's  troops.  Tara  House 
and  demesne,  acquired  by  the  present  pro- 
prietor's marriage  with  Miss  Brabazon. 

Seat — Tara  House,  county  of  Meath ; 
Stour  Lodge,  near  Mistleythorn,  Essex. 

*  At  Drybridge  was  fought  the  battle  of  the 
Boyne,  and  a  beautiful  obelisk  is  there  erected, 
commemorative  of  that  event. 


FIELD,  OF  HEATON. 


FIELD,  JOHN-WILMER,  esq.  B.  A.  of  Heaton  Hall,  and  Helmesley  Lodge,  both 

in  the  county  of  York,  formerly  an  officer  in  the  Royai 
Horse-Guards,  Blue,  m.  first,  in  1812,  Anne,  daughter  of 
Robert  Wharton-Myddleton,  esq.  of  Grinkle  Park,  in 
Cleveland,  by  whom  (who  died  11th  February,  1815)  he 
has  two  daughters,  viz. 

Mary,  w.  in  1836  to  Lord  Oxmantown. 
y  Delia. 

He  wedded,  secondly,  Isabella-Helena,  daughter  of  the 
late  Captain  Salter,  R.N.  but  has  no  other  children. 

Mr.  Field,  who  is  a  deputy-lieutenant  and  magistrate 
for  the  West  Riding  of  the  county  of  York,  succeeded 
his  father  in  1819. 


The  first  of  this  family,  which  has  formed 
some  eminent  alliances,  upon  record, 

John  Feild,  was  living  in  the  year  1571, 
for  at  that  period  he  is  named  in  his  elder 
son,  Thomas's  will.    He  had  two  sons, 

I.  Thomas,  of  Shipley,  in  the  parish  of 
Bradford  and  county  of  York,  whose 
cnly  child, 


Frances,  wedded  Thomas  Green, 
citizen  of  York,  and  joined  by 
her  husband,  conveyed  Shipley 
to  her  cousins,  George,  Edward, 
and  Robert  Feild. 
II.  William. 
The  second  son, 

William  Feild,  esq.  of  Great  Horton,  in 


146  FIELD,  OF 

Bradfbrdale,  had,  with  several  younger 
children,  all  living  in  1599, 

1.  George,  of  Shipley,  heir  to  his  bro- 
ther, Robert,  at  whose  decease,  in 
1599,  he  was  aged  forty-seven.  He 
m.  at  Bradford,  7th  August,  1599, 
Isabel  Mortimer,  and  dying  in  March, 
1627,  left  a  son, 

George,  of  Shipley,  b.  28th  No- 
vember,   1602,   w.   in  1629, 
Mary  Akead,  and  was  buried  at 
Bradford,  23rd  October,  1647. 
n.  Edmund. 

III.  Robert,  of  Shipley,  anno  1595,  ten- 
ant of  the  Queen  in  capite,  d.  s.  p. 
1599. 

The  second  son, 

Edward  Feild,  esq.  was  of  Horton,  in 
1599,  and  of  Shipley,  in  1615  This  gentle- 
man held  lands  of  the  king  in  capite,  and 
purchased  property  in  Heaton.  He  wedded, 
at  Bradford,  7th  August,  1599,  Jennet 
Thoroton,  and  dying  6th  April,  1641,  was  s. 
by  his  son, 

Joseph  Feild,  esq.  of  Shipley,  lord  of  the 
manor  of  Heaton,  baptized  23rd  August, 
1601,  who,  m.  Mary,  eldest  daughter  and 
co-heir  of  William  Rawson,  of  Braken 
Bank,  in  the  parish  of  Kighley,  marriage 
settlement  dated  10th  October,  1625.  By 
this  lady,  who  outlived  him,  and  died  a 
widow,  in  1663,  he  had  issue, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

II.  Jeremiah,  of  Hipperholm,  in  1672, 
and  afterwards  of  Chillow,  baptized 
at  Bradford,  27th  July,  1634,  ni.  2nd 
November,  1658,  Judith,  daughter  of 
William  Walker,  of  Watercliffe,  near 
Halifax,  and  dying  in  1705,  left  two 
sons  and  three  daughters,  viz. 

Joseph,  heir  to  his  uncle. 
John,  who  m.  about  1700,  Grace, 
daughter  of  Timothy  Rhodes, 
esq.  of  Heaton  Rhodes,  and  relict 
of  Thomas  Hodgson,  of  Little 
Horton,  and  had  surviving  issue, 
John,  who  inherited  under  the 

will  of  his  uncle,  Joseph. 
Judith,  m.  in  1733,  to  Henry 
Atkinson,  esq.  of  Bradford. 
Mary,  baptized  11th  January,  1662, 
m.  1st  May,  1685,  to  Paul  Green- 
wood, esq. 
Sarah,  d.  at  an  advanced  age,  un- 
married, in  1758. 
Abigal,  baptized  16th  March,  1672, 
m.  to  George  Longbotham,  esq. 
of  Halifax,  living  a  widow,  1st 
March,  1728. 

III.  Joshua,  of  Selby,  in  Yorkshire, 
baptized  29th  May,  1637,  m.  at  Brad- 
ford, 10th  July,  1662,  Abigal,  dau. 
of  George  Feild,  esq.  of  Shipley,  and 
had  a  daughter,  Abigal. 

IV.  Anne,  b.  in  1626,  m,  to  William 


HEATON. 

Parkinson,  esq.  and  had  several 
children. 

V.  Mary,  named  an  executrix  in  her 
father's  will,  in  1660- 
Joseph  Feild  died  in  1660,  and  was  s,  by 
his  eldest  son, 

John  Feild,  esq.  of  Heaton,  baptized  30th 
March,  1628.  At  the  decease  of  this  gen- 
tleman without  issue,  in  1712,  the  estates 
devolved  upon  his  nephew, 

Joseph  Feild,  esq.  of  Heaton,  Chellow, 
and  Shipley,  b.  in  1660,  who  died  unmarried, 
about  the  year  1733,  when  the  lands  passed 
to  his  nephew, 

John  Feild,  esq.  of  Heaton,  who  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  Joshua  Eamonson,  esq. 
of  Seacroft,  and  dying  21st  January,  1772, 
aged  seventy-one,  was  buried  at  Bradford, 
and  s.  by  his  only  surviving  son, 

Joshua  Field,  esq.  of  Heaton,  b.  in  De- 
cember, 1742,  who  m.  at  Scarborough,  4th 
October,  1774,  Mary,  younger  daughter  and 
eventually  sole  heiress  of  Randal  Wilmer, 
esq.  of  Helmesley,  and  representative  of  a 
junior  branch  of  the  ancient  baronial  house 
of  Thwenge  (see  families  of  Thwenge  and 
Wilmer).    By  this  lady  he  had  issue, 
John,  his  heir. 
Zachary,  d.  an  infant. 
Joshua,  of  Westow  House,  in  the  county 
of  York,  and  of  Park  Crescent,  Lon- 
don, lord  of  the  manor  of  Berrythorpe 
cum  Kennythorpe,  m.  17th  August, 
1801,  Elizabeth,  eldest  daughter  of 
William  Wainman,  esq.  of  Carrhead, 
in  Craven,  and  has  had  two  daugh- 
ters, Elizabeth  and  Mary-Anne,  both 
of  whom  died  unmarried,  the  elder 
in  1822,  the  younger  in  1825 
Mary- Anne,  m.  4th  February,  1802,  to 
Eugene-Thomas  Whittell,  esq.  bar- 
rister-at-law,  of  Over  Helmesley,  and 
has  a  son, 

Joshua-Francis  Whittell,  who  m. 
Miss  Lefroy,  dau.  of  Captain 
Lefroy,  and  niece  of  Mr.  Ser- 
jeant Lefroy,  M.P. 
Delia,  m.  in  1806,  to  Thomas-George 
Fitzgerald,  esq.  of  Oaklands,  in  the 
county  of  Mayo,  a  colonel  in  the 
army,  and  left  at  her  decease,  9th 
December,  1817,  an  only  surviving 
child, 

Charles-Lionel  William  Fitzgerald, 
who  m.  his  cousin.  Miss  Kirwan. 
Mr.  Field,  who  was  a  magistrate  and  deputy 
lieutenant  for  the  West  Riding  of  Yorkshire, 
d.  in  1819,  and  was  s.  by  his  only  son,  the 
present  John-Wilmer  Field,  esq.  of  Hea- 
ton Hall. 

ifamilics  of  Ci^toctige  axils  TOilmer. 

The  family  of  Thwenge,  anciently  amongst 
the  most  distinguished  in  the  county  of 
York,  were  lords  of  Kilton  Castle,  in  that 


FIELD,  OF  HEATON. 


147 


shiro,  ami  attained  tlie  rank  of  nobility  in 
tlic  35th  of  Edward  I.  when  Marmaduke 
Dr.  Thwknge,  a  celebrated  soldier,  in  the 
Scottish  wars,  was.  summoned  to  parliament 
as  a  BARON  (see  Burke's  Extinct  and  Dor- 
mant Veer  age). 

In  the  time  of  Henry  III.  we  find 

Sir  Robert  de  Thwenge,  deputed  by 
tlie  other  barons  to  repair  to  Rome,  and  to 
lay  at  the  foot  of  the  pontiff  a  complaint 
from  the  nobles  of  England,  regarding  an 
encroachment  upon  their  ecclesiastical  im- 
nmnities  by  the  holy  see.  His  son  and  heir, 

Marmaduke  Thwenge,  espoused  Emma, 
sister  and  heiress  of  Duncan  Darrell,  and 
was  s,  by  his  son, 

Robert  de  Thwenge,  lord  of  the  castle 
of  Kilton,  who  m.  the  widow  of  Sir  John  de 
Oketon,  and  had  issue, 

Marmaduke  (Sir),  his  successor. 
Richard  (Sir),  lord  of  Boyville,  m. 
Juliana,  relict  of  Sir  Walter  d'Aw- 
dr6,  knt. 

Yvan,  father  of  John  de  Thwenge. 
Richard,  in  holy  orders,  rector  of  the 
church  of  Ripley,  in  Yorkshire. 

 w.  to  William  Constable,  ancestor 

to  the  Constables  of  Flambrough. 
Alice,  m.  to  John  Oketon,  son  of  Sir 
John  Oketon,  knt. 
The  eldest  son  and  heir, 

Marmaduke  de  Thwenge,  lord  of  Kil- 
ton, m.  Liicia,  second  sister  and  co-heir  of 
Peter  de  Brus,  baron  of  Skelton,*  and  had, 
with  junior  issue, 

I.  Robert,  his  heir,  who  left  an  only 
daughter,  Lucia,  m.  first,  to  William, 
Lord  Latimer,  from  whom  she  was 
devorced.  She  lived  afterwards  with 
Robert  Meinill,  by  whom  she  had  a 
natural  son,  Nicholas  de  Meinill, 
summoned  to  parliament  as  Baron 
Meinill,  6th  Edward  II.  She  wed- 
ded secondly,  Robert  de  Everingham, 
and  thirdly,  Bartholomew  de  Fan- 
court. 

II.  Marmaduke,  successor  to  his  bro- 
ther. This  was  the  gallant  soldier, 
so  distinguished  in  the  Scottish  wars, 
and  who,  as  mentioned  above,  was 
summoned  to  parliament  as  Baron 
Thwenge. 

III.  Edward. 
The  third  son. 


*  Peter  de  Brus  derived  from  a  common  an- 
cestor with  the  kings  of  Scotland  : 

Robert  de  Bruce,  lord  of  Skelton,  founder  of 
the  priory  of  Gisbume,  in  the  county  of  York, 
wedded  Agnes,  daughter  of  Fulke  Pagnell,  baron 
of  Dudley,  and  dying  in  1141,  left  two  sons, 

Adam,  baron  of  Skelton,  great  grandfather  of 

the  Peter  de  Brus,  mentioned  in  the  text. 
Robert,  lord  of  Annandale,  in  Scotland, 
ancestor  of  the  Kings  of  Scotland. 


Edward  Thwenge,  espoused  Alice, 
daughter  and  sole  heir  of  Walter  Helmes- 
ley,  of  Over-Helmesey,  in  the  county  of 
York,  and  had,  with  two  younger  sons, 
William  and  Walter,  who  both  died  s.  p. 
a  son  and  heir. 

Sir  Marmaduke  Thwenge,  of  Over- 
Helmesley,  who  m.  in  1344,  Agnes,  daughter 
of  Sir  John  Horton,  knt.  and  had  issue, 
Thomas,  who  m.  —  daughter  of  Sir 
Ralph  Bigod,  of  Setrington,  knt.  and 
died  without  issue, 
William,  of  whom  presently. 
Thomas,  the  younger,  m  —  daughter 
of  Hugh  Hough,  esq.  of  Hough,  and 
d.  s.  p. 
The  second  son, 

William  Thwenge,  espoused  Alice, 
daughter  of  William  Nesam,  and  had  a  son 
and  heir, 

Walter  Thwenge,  who  m.  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Bryan  de  la  See,  and  had  three 
sons  and  two  (laughters,  viz. 

George,  his  heir. 

Robert. 

John,  d.  s.  p, 

 m.  to  Thomas  Mustarde,  alias 

Fowford. 

 m.  to  —  Dawtree. 

He  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

George  Thwenge,  esq.  of  Upper  Helme- 
sley,  who  wedded  —  daughter  of  Thomas 
Lepton,  esq,  of  Keswith,  and  was  * .  by  his  son, 
Marmaduke  Thwenge,  esq.  of  Upper 
Helmesley.    This  gentleman  m.  —  daughter 
of  Redmain,  esq.  of  BossoU,  in  the  county 
of  York,  and  had  issue, 
George,  his  successor. 
Christopher,  of  Huggot,  in  Yorkshire, 

living  in  1584, 
Anthony. 
Dorothy,  a  nun, 
Isabella. 
The  eldest  son  and  heir, 

George  Thwenge,  esq.  of  Upper  Helme- 
sley, wedded  Anne,  daughter  of  William 
Thwaites,  esq.  of  Long  Marston,  and  had 
issue, 

John,  his  heir. 

Thomas,  of  Hewarth,  from  whom  the 
Thwenges  of  that  place,  now  re- 
presented by  George  Alphonso 
Thwenge,  esq. 

Robert. 

Ingram,  attainted  in  the  rebellion. 
Katherine,  m.  to  Ralph  Thwenge,  of 

Heslarton, 
Anne, 

Jane,  m.  to  Robert  Withes. 
Margery,  m.  to  Robert  Thornton,  of 
East  Newton. 
George  Thwenge  was  s.  at  his  decease  by 
his  eldest  son, 

John  Thwenge,  esq.  of  Upper  Helme- 
sley, who  m.  Maud,  daughter  of  Thomas 


148  FIELD,  OF 

Grimston,  esq.  of  Grimston,  and  had  a  son 
and  successor, 

Marmaduke  Thwenge,  esq.  of  Upper 
Helmesley,  aged  twenty-four  years,  anno 
1584.  This  gentleman  wedded  Anne,  Red- 
dish, and  had  (with  one  son,  Marmaduke, 
who  died  young,  3rd  June,  35th  Elizabeth) 
an  only  daughter, 

Margery  Thwenge,  who  espoused  first, 
(before  3rd  James  I.)  George  Wilmer,* 
esq.  of  Stratford  le  Bow,  in  the  county  of 
Middlesex,  and  secondly,  the  Hon.  Henry 
Fairfax,  second  son  of  Thomas,  Viscount 
Fairfax,  by  the  former  of  whom  she  left, 
at  her  decease,  23rd  September,  8th  Charles 
I.  a  son  and  successor, 

George  Wilmer,  esq.  of  Stratford  le 
Bow,  seised  of  Helmesley.  This  gentleman 
m.  in  1639,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Ranulph 
Baskerville,  esq.  of  London,  son  of  Thomas 
Baskerville,  esq.  of  Old  Whittington,  in 
Cheshire,  and  Margery,  his  wife,  daughter 
and  co-heir  of  Thomas  Kynsey,  of  Black- 
den.  By  this  lady,  who  died  before  1684, 
Mr.  Wilmer  had  issue, 
Randal. 

John,  of  Walthamstow,  h.  in  1656,  died 

s.  p.  1737. 
Rachel. 
Rebecca. 

Margery,  b.  1655,  m.  first,  to  Richard 
Parry,  esq.  and  secondly,   to  Sir 
Robert  Beachcroft,  knt. 
Mary,  living  in  1684,  m.  to  Peter  Cart- 
wright,  esq. 
Mr.  Wilmer,  whose  will  bears  date  13th 
November,  1684,  and  was  proved  8th  April, 
1687,  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Randal  Wilmer,  esq.  lord  of  Helmesley, 
who  m.  first,  Dorothy  Cornwall,  and  by 
her,  who  died  in  1678,  had  a  son, 

George,  his  heir. 
He  wedded  secondly,  Sarah,  youngest 
daughter  of  John  Stainforth,  esq.  of  York, 
by  Mary,  his  wife,  daughter  of  Marma- 
duke Blakeston,  of  Monk  Fryston,  and  had 
issue, 

Randal,  successor  to  his  brother. 

John,  of  York,  who  died  unmarried, 
14th  February,  1761. 

Mary,  d.  unm.  5th  September,  1723. 
Mr.  Wilmer   espoused    thirdly,  Isabella 
Wood,  by  whom,  who  m.  secondly,  Richard 
Wilks,  of  Tunstall,  he  had  an  only  child. 


*  The  ancient  family  of  Wilmer  derives  its 
descent  from  William  Wilmer,  of  Withebroke, 
in  Warwickshire,  living  temp.  Henry  VII. 


HEATON. 

Thomas,  who  died  in  minority.  He  died 
himself  in  1710,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

George  Wilmer,  esq.  b.  16tii  December, 
1676,  an  oflicer  in  the  Guards,  who  m.  4th 
September,  1701,  Anne,  daughter  and  heir 
of  Lewis  Etherington,  esq.  of  Rillington,  in 
Yorkshire,  and  had  one  son  and  four  daugh- 
ters, viz. 

George,  who  predeceased  his  father  in 
1731. 

Dorothy,  m.  to  John  Iveson,  esq.  of 

Bilton,  and  d.  1742. 
Anne,  m.  13th  November,  1731,  Wil- 
liam Gossip,  esq.  of  Thorparch,  in 
the  county  of  York.    The  grandson 
of  this  marriage, 

Randall  Gossip,  a  colonel  in  the 
army,  succeeded  his  brother  at 
Thorparch.    He  m.  Miss  Curry, 
and  was  father  of  the  present 
Captain    HANDy^u.    Uossip,  of 
Thorparch,  Yorkshire,    and  of 
two  youi)<;t'r  sons,  Wilmer  and 
George,  who  have  assumed  the 
surname  of  Wilmer. 
Rebecca,  d.  unra.  in  1736. 
Lucy,  m.  in  1749,  to  —  Nelthorpe,  esq, 
of  Seacrofte. 
Mr.  Wilmer  having  outlived  his  son,  the 
representation  of  the  family,  at  his  decease 
in  1743,  devolved  upon  his  brother, 

Randall  Wilmer,  esq.  of  Staple  Inn, 
London,  who  eventually  s.  his  uncle,  John, 
at  Helmesley.  He  m.  5th  January,  1748, 
Jane,  sister  and  heir  of  the  Rev.  Zachary 
Suger,  and  dying  22nd  February,  1761,  aged 
seventy,  left  two  daughters,  his  co-heirs,  viz. 

I.  Ann,  m.  first,  in  1770,  to  Wilmer 
Gossip,  esq.  of  Thorparch,  and  se- 
condly, about  1793,  to  John  Burke 
Ryan,  esq.  of  Grosvenor  Place,  but 
d.  s.  p.  4th  January,  1799. 

II.  Mary,  ultimately  sole  heiress,  who 
wedded,  as  already  stated,  Joshua 
Field,  esq.  of  Heaton,  and  was 
mother  of  the  present  John  Wilmer 
Field,  esq.  of  Heaton  Hall. 

Ai'ms  —  Arg.  three  bars  wavy  az.  sur- 
mounted of  a  lion  rampant  or,  in  chief  two 
escallop  shells  of  the  second,  quartering 
Wilmer,  Thweng,  Bruce,  &c. 

Crest — A  dexter  hand  ppr.  holding  an 
armillary  sphere,  all  surrounded  by  clouds, 
ppr. 

Estates — In  the  three  ridings  of  York- 
shire. 

Seats  —  Heaton  Hall,  and  Helmesley 
Lodge,  Yorkshire. 


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STEUART,  OF  BALLECHIN. 


STEUART,  HOPE,  esq.  of  Ballechin,  in  the  county  of  Perth,  b.  26th  June,  17G1 

s.  his  brother  in  1783,  m.  28th  September,  1803,  Louisa, 
second  daughter  of  James  Morley,  esq.  late  of  Kemshot 
Park,  in  the  county  of  Hants,  and  has  issue, 
Robert-Hope. 
James-Charles. 
Sarah. 

Mary-Gavin-Elizabeth. 
Isabella-Margaret. 
Anne-Grace- Agnes. 
Louisa- Wilhelmina. 

Mr.  Steiiart  is  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  a  deputy-lieute- 
nant for  Perthshire. 


This  is  an  illegitimate  branch  of  the  royal 
house  of  Stewart,  springing  from 

Sir  John  Steuart,  natural  son  of  King 
James  If.  of  Scotland,  who  purchased  the 
lands  of  Sticks,  &c.  in  Glenquaich,  from 
Patrick  Carduey,  of  that  Ilk.  Of  those 
lands  he  got  a  charter  from  James  III.  dated 
December,  1486,  wherein  lie  is  designated, 
Honorabilis  Vir  Dominus  Joannes  Steuart, 
frater  hastardus  supremi  Domini  nostri 
Regis.  And  in  another  charter,  of  August, 
1494,  in  King  James  the  Fourth's  reign,  he  is 
designed,  Honorabilis  Vir  Dominus  Joannes 

Steuart,  frater  b.    quondam  supremi 

Domini  Nostri  Regis.    He  m.    and 

had  three  sons,  William,  John,  and  Pa- 
trick, by  the  eldest  of  whom, 

William  Steuart,  of  Sticks,  he  was 
succeeded.  This  gentleman  dying  s.  p. 
was  followed  by  his  brother, 

John  Steuart,  of  Sticks,  who  m.  Matilda 
Johnston,  Lady  Rattray,  but  died  without 
legitimate  issue,  at  Ballechin,  in  1559, 
having  settled  several  of  his  lands  upon  liis 
natural  sons,  John  and  Alexander,  as  ap- 
pears by  his  charters  to  them,  dated  at 
Ballechin,  in  1543  and  1550.  He  died  at 
an  advanced  age  in  1559,  having  previously 
obtained  from  Queen  Mary  (in  1543)  license 
to  absent  himself  from  the  wars  in  conse- 
quence of  his  age.    He  was  s.  by  his  brother, 

Patrick  Steuart,  of  Ballechin,  in  the 
county  of  Perth.  This  gentleman  espoused 
Elizabeth  Buttar,  daughter  of  Euttar,  of 
Gormack,  by  whom  {who  m.  secondly, 
Patrick  Ogilvie,  of  Inclmiarton)  he  had 
three  sons, 

'.  James,  his  heir. 
I  George. 

III.  John,  from  whom  descended  the 
Sieuarts  of  Arnaguy.      This  John 


had  a  daughter,  Sibilla,  m.  to  Alex- 
ander Leslie,  of  Urqhuil.  Douglas, 
in  the  Peerage  of  Scotland,  mentions 
another  dauglier,  Anne,  m.  to  George 
Leslie,  captain  of  the  garrison  of 
Blair  Castle,  temp.  James  VI.  pro- 
genitor of  the  Earl  of  Leven. 
He  was  s.  by  the  eldest, 

Sir  James  Steuart,  knt.  of  Ballechin, 
who  sold  the  lands  of  Sticks  to  Sir  Duncan 
Campbell,  of  Glenorchay.  He  m.  first, 
Mary,  daughter  of  Sir  Robert  Crichton,  of 
Elliock  and  Cluny,  and  sister  of  the  ad- 
mirable Crichi'on  (contract  of  marriage 
dated  at  Blair,  in  Atliol,  2nd  February, 
1580,  to  which  John,  Earl  of  Athol,  James, 
Lord  Doun,  designed  the  lady's  uncles,  and 
James,  Earl  of  Murray,  are  undertakers  of 
sureties  for  the  dower).  By  this  lady  he 
had  a  son,  Robert,  his  successor,  and  a 
daughter,  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Duncan  Robert- 
son, esq.  of  Dalcabon,  ancestor  of  the  Earl 
of  Portmore.  Sir  James  espoused  secondly, 
in  1597,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  James,  and 
sister  of  Sir  Andrew  Rollo,  of  Duncrub, 
progenitor  of  Lord  Rollo,  and  had  two  other 
sons,  viz. 

John,   of   Killichassie,   whose  great 
grandson, 

James  Steuart,  esq.  an  eminent 
banker  in  Edinburgh,  settled  at 
Stewartfield,  near  that  city. 
George,  ancestor  of  Steuart,  of  Loch 
of  Clunie. 

Sir  James  Stuart  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Robert  Stuart,  of  Ballechin,  who  wed- 
ded Margaret,  daughter  of  Campbell,  of 
Glenlyon,  by  whom  (who  m.  secondly, 
Bruce,  of  Cultmalindie)  he  had  issue, 
John,      >  •     i  •  j 

Patrick,  \  «"c<^essive  lairds. 


150 


STEUART,  OF  BALLECHIN. 


Alexander,  who  with  other  children, 
was  father  of 

Robert,  a  minister  of  the  church 
of  Scotland,  frequently  called 
Mobile. 

Alexander,  killed  at  Malplacquet, 
in  Flanders. 
The  laird  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

John  Steuart,  esq.  of  Ballechin,  who 
espousing  the  royal  cause,  was  slain  by 
Cromwell's  troops  near  Dunkeld,  having 
been  mistaken  for  the  Earl  of  Athol,  while 
that  nobleman  effected  his  escape.  Dying 
without  issue,  he  was  s.  by  his  brother, 

Patrick  Steuart,  esq.  of  Ballechin. 
This  gentleman  stood  high  in  the  favour  of 
King  James  II.  of  England,  and  had  a 
charter  from  that  monarch,  couched  in  the 
most  honorable  terms,  "  nos  considerantes, 
Patricium  Steuart,  de  Ballechin,  virum  esse 
probatEe  fidelitatis,  et  qui  diademati  nos- 
troque  interesse  regio  firmus  semper  ad 
hseserat,  &c.  &c.'^  He  espoused  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Sir  Alexander  Lindsay,  of  Eve- 
lick,  by  whom  he  had,  with  several  daugh- 
ters, five  sons,  viz. 

I.  Charles,  his  heir. 

II.  Alexander. 

IJI.  John,  of  Keynachin,  who  m.  and 
had  issue. 

IV.  Robert,  a  writer  in  the  exchequer. 

V.  George,  who  died  in  the  Darien  ex- 
pedition. 

Ballechin  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Charles  Steuart,  esq.  of  Ballechin,  who 
wedded  Anne,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  John 
Dow,  of  Arnhall,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Patrick,  who  m.  Christian,  daughter 
of  Sir  Robert  Menzies,  of  Weem, 
but  predeceased  his  father,  issueless. 

II.  James,  who  being  made  prisoner  at 
Preston,  died  in  Newgate,  (1716) 
unmarried. 

III.  Charles,  heir  to  his  father. 

IV.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  John  Stewart,  esq. 
of  Ardshiel. 

V.  Helen,  m.  to  Alexander  Menzies, 
esq.  of  Woodend. 

VI.  Margaret,  m.  to  John  Campbell, 
esq.  of  Kinloch. 


VII.  Emilia,  m.  to  John  Stewart,  esq.  ol 

Bonskeed. 
vin.  Anne,  m.  to  David  Rattray,  esq. 

of  Tullychurran. 
IX.  Jean,  m.  to  Sir  Lawrence  Mercer, 

of  Aldie. 

The  laird  was  s.  by  his  only  surviving  son, 
Charles  Stewart,  esq.  of  Ballechin. 
This  gentleman  w.  Grizell,  daughter  of  Sir 
Lawrence  Mercer,  of  Aldie,  and  had  issue,  j 

I.  Robert,  his  heir.  J 

II.  James,  one  of  the  clerks  of  his  ma-1 
jesty's  signet.  1 

III.  George,  a  merchant  in  Edinburgh. 

IV.  Jean,  m.  to  Stewart,  of  Fincastle. 

V.  Clementina,  m.  to  Sir  John  Stewart, 
of  Grandtully. 

He  died  in  1764,  and  was  succeeded  by  his 
eldest  son, 

Robert  Steuart,  esq.  of  Ballechin,  who 
wedded  Isabella,  daughter  of  John  Hope, 
esq.  of  Edinburgh,  son  of  Sir  Thomas  Hope, 
hart,  of  Rankeillor  and  Craighall,  by  whom 
he  had 

Chari.es,  his  successor. 

Hope,  heir  to  his  brother. 

Robert,  m.  Martha,  daughter  of  Col. 

Frederick,  and  has  issue. 
James,  d.  unmarried. 
Isabella,  d.  unmarried. 
Grace,  m.  to  Charles  Steuart,  esq.  of 
Dalguire,  in  Perthshire,  and  d.  with- 
out surviving  issue. 
Margaret-Douglas,  6.  2nd  April,  1769, 

d.  12th  May,  1833. 
Clementina. 
Mr.  Steuart  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Charles  Steuart,  esq.  of  Ballechin,  at 
whose  decease  unmarried,  in  1783,  the  es- 
tates devolved  upon  his  brother,  the  present 
Hope  Steuart,  esq.  of  Ballechin. 

Arms — First  and  fourth,  or,  a  lion  ram- 
pant within  a  double  tressure  flowered  and 
counter  flowered  gules,  as  descended  of  the 
royal  family  of  Scotland.  Second  and  third, 
or,  a  fesse  cheque  az.  and  arg.  within  a  bor- 
dure  engrailed  of  the  first. 

Motto — Semper  fidelis. 

Estate — Ballechin,  in  Perthshire. 

Seat — Ballechin. 


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DISNEY,  OF  THE  HYDE. 


DISNEY,  JOHN,  esq.  of  The  Hyde,  in  the  county  of  Essex,  F.  R.  S.  and  of  the 

Inner  Temple,  barrister  at  law,  b.  at  Flintham  Hall, 
Notts,  29th  May,  1779,  m.  at  St.  George's,  Hanover 
Square,  22nd  September,  1802,  his  cousin-german, 
Sophia,  younger  daughter  and  co-heir  of  Lewis 
Disney-Ffytche,  esq.  of  Swinderby,  in  the  county 

 — 7    of  Lincoln,  and  of  Danbuiy  Place,  Essex,  and  has  had 

^  issue, 

John,  h.  28th  July,  1808,  d.  20th  December,  1819. 
Edgar,  h.  22nd  December,  1810. 
Sophia. 

Mr.  Disney  inherited  the  estates  at  the  decease  of  his 
father,  26th  December,  1816,  and  became  representative 
of  this  branch  of  the  family  of  Disney  upon  the  demise 
of  his  uncle  and  father-in-law,  22nd  September,  1822. 


The  family  of  Disney,  anciently  written 
De  Isney  and  D'Eisney,  and  deriving  its 
patronymic  from  Isigny,  a  bourg  near  Bay- 
eux,  in  Normandy,  came  into  England  at 
the  period  of  the  Conquest,  as  attested  by 
the  numerous  copies  of  the  Battell  Abbey 
Roll,  printed  in  "  Grafton's  Abridgement,^' 
p.  34,  *'  Fuller's  Church  History,"  p.  155, 
Stow,  Hollingshed,  and  other  of  our  his- 
torians. Leland,  in  his  Itinerary,  p.  29,  in 
enumerating  the  gentry  of  the  Kestevin 
division  of  Lincolnshire,  mentions  "  Disney 
alias  De  Iseney ;  he  dwelleth  at  Diseney, 
and  of  his  name  and  line  be  gentilmen  of 
Fraunce.  Ailesham  Priory,  by  Thorney 
Courtoise,  was  of  the  Diseney's  foundation, 
and  there  were  divers  of  them  buryed, 
and  likewise  at  Diseney." 

Lambert  De  Isney,  of  Norton  D'Isney, 
in  the  wapentake  of  Boothby  GrafFoe,  and 
part  of  Kesteven,  in  Lincolnshire,  is  the 
first  mentioned  in  the  records  of  this  king- 
dom.   His  son, 

Sir  Jordan  De  Isney,  of  Norton  D'Isney, 
m.  the  daughter  of  Sir  Geotfry  Friskney, 
knt.  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Sir  Gilbert  De  Isney,  of  the  same  place, 
who  by  the  daughter  of  the  Lord  Bardolph 
left 

Sir  Anthony  De  Isney,  of  Norton 
D'Isney,  who  wedded  — ,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Ropesley,  and  had  a  son  and  successor, 

Sir  John  De  Isney,  of  Norton  D'Isney, 
who  espoused  the  daughter  of  Sir  Robert 
Hoi  thy,  knt.  and  left  a  son, 

Sir  Robert  De  Isney,  of  Norton  D'Isney, 
who  wedded  the  daughter  of  Sir  Gregory 
Auke,  knt.  and  had  a  son  and  successor. 


Sir  John  De  Isney,  of  Norton  D'Isney. 
This  gentleman  espoused  Anne,  daughter  of 
Sir  William  Skipwith,  knt.  and  had  issue, 

Sir  William  De  Isney,  of  Norton 
D'Isney,  who  wedded  Christiana,  daugliter 
of  Thomas  Chelden,  and  was  s.  by  his  son. 

Thomas  D'Isney,  of  Norton  D'Isney,  who 
m.  the  daughter  of  Sir  GeolFrey  Paynell, 
knt.  and  left 

William  D'Isney,  of  Norton  D'Isney, 
who  by  his  wife,  Berthsheba,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Ormesby,  had  a  son  and  successor. 

Sir  William  D'Isney,  Lord  of  Norton 
D'Isney,  temp.  Henry  III.  who  m.  Jane, 
daughter  and  co-heir  of  Sir  William  Dive, 
knt.  of  Kingerby,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln, 
by  Ermentruda,  his  wife,  daughter  and  co- 
heir of  Peter  de  Amundeville,  of  Kingerby, 
(the  great -great -grandson  of  Roger  de 
Amundeville,  called  also  Humfines,  senes- 
chal to  Remigius  de  Feschamp,  Bishop  of 
Lincoln,  anno  1072,  who  granted  to  him  the 
manors  of  Kingerby,  Auresby,  Ellesham, 
and  Croxton)  by  this  lady  he  had  (with 
Richard  and  John,  who  both  died  s.  p.  and 
Margaret,  wife  of  Thomas  de  Fenton,  of 
Fenton)  a  son  and  successor. 

Sir  William  D'Isney,  of  Norton  DTsney, 
knight  of  the  shire  for  Lincoln,  from  26th 
Edward  I  to  17th  Edward  II.  who  wedded 
Joan,  daughter  of  Sir  Nicholas  Langford,  of 
Langford,  Notts,  and  was  s.  at  his  decease 
(having  been  buried  at  Norton,  where  his 
tomb  remains)  by  his  son. 

Sir  William  D'Isney,  of  Norton  D'Isney, 
high  sheriff  of  Lincolnshire  in  1340,  and 
knight  of  the  shire  in  parliament  17th  Edw. 


152 


DISNEY,  OF  THE  HYDE. 


III.  who  m.  Mary,  daughter  of  Roger,  Lord 
Grey  de  Ruthyn,  and  left  a  son. 

Sir  William  D'Isnky  of  Norton  Dis- 
ney, who,  by  Lucy,  his  wife,  daughter  of 
Sir  William  Felton,  was  father  of 

John  DTsney,  esq.  of  Norton  D'Isney, 
who  was  slain  at  the  battle  of  Towton,  29th 
March,  1461,  leaving,  by  Katherine,  his 
wife,  daughter  of  John  Leake,  esq. 

John,  his  heir. 

William 

Thomas. 

Edward,  of  Fulbeck,  in  Lincolnshire, 
who  m.  Catherine,  daughter  and  co- 
heir of  William  Middleton,  esq.  of 
Fulbeck,  and  had  issue. 

Miles. 

Henry. 

Katherine,  m.  to  William  Staunton, 
esq.  of  Staunton. 
The  eldest  son  and  heir, 

John  D'Isney,  esq.  of  Norton  D'Isney. 
This  gentleman  m.  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Nevil,  esq.  of  Rolleston,  Notts,  and 
was  s.  by  his  son, 

John  D'Isney,  esq.  of  Norton  D'Isney, 
who,  by  his  wife  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Crosholme,  esq.  was  father  of 
William,  his  successor. 
John,  of  Carlton,  in  Moorlands,  Lin- 
colnshire, ni.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
—  Walcot,  esq.  of  Walcot,  and  died 
about   the   year   1556.    His  great 
grandson, 

Thomas  D'Isney,  esq.  of  Somer- 
ton  Castle,  disposed  of  his  inte- 
rest in  that  estate  to  Sir  Edward 
Hussey,  having  no  surviving 
issue. 

The  elder  son  and  heir, 

William  D'Isney,  esq.  of  Norton  D'Is- 
ney, was  high  sheriff  of  the  county  of  Lin- 
coln in  1532.  He  m.  Margaret,  daughter  of 
—  Joyner,  esq.  and  had  issue, 

Richard,  his  heir. 

William. 

Thomas. 

Francis. 

Anne,  m.  to  —  Wayte,  esq. 
Mary,  m.  to  William  Harvey,  esq.  of 
Evedon. 

Margaret,  m.  to  Richard  Grey,  esq.  of 

Kingerby. 
Catherine. 
Bridget. 

He  lies  buried  with  his  wife  at  Norton, 
under  a  tomb  still  existing,  and  Avas  s.  by 
his  eldest  son, 

Richard  D'Isney,  esq.  of  Norton  D'Is- 
ney, high  sheriff  of  the  county  of  Lincoln  in 
1557  and  1566,  and  burgess  in  parliament 
for  Grantham '  in  1554.  This  gentleman 
m.  first,  Margaret,  daughter  and  co-heir  of 


Sir  William  Hussey,*  and  had,  with  other 
issue,  who  d.  s.  p. 

Daniel,  his  heir. 

Syrach,  who  m.  Bridget,  daughter  of 
Richard  Skepper,  esq.  of  East  Kirby. 

Sarah,  m.  to  Alexander  Amcotts,  esq. 
of  Amcotts,  in  Lincolnshire. 
He  wedded,  secondly,  Jane,  daughter  of 
Sir  William  Ayscough,  and  relict  of  Sir 
George  St.  Paul.  He  died  30th  December, 
1578,  and  was  interred  at  Norton,  w^here  a 
monument  still  perpetuates  his  memory.  He 
was  s.  by  his  son, 

Daniel  D'Isney,  esq.  of  Norton  D'Isney, 
who  was  sheriff  of  Lincolnshire,  anno  1582 
and  died  3rd  February,  1587,  seised,  as  ap- 
pears by  the  inquisitio  post  mortem,  of  tlie 
manor  of  Norton  D'Isney,  the  l  e version  of 
the  manor  of  Kingerby  (the  ancient  posses- 
sion of  the  Amundevilles  from  the  time  of 
the  Conquest),  and  the  manors  of  Staple- 
furth  and  Swinnerby,  leaving,  by  Mary,  his 
wife,  (vvliom  he  wedded  24th  April,  1609), 
daughter  of  Sir  Edward  Molyneux,  knt.  of 
Hawton  and  Teversall,  Notts,  an  only  son 
and  heir, 

Sir  Henry  D'Isney,!  of  Norton  D'Is- 
ney, who  was  born  1st  March,  1569,  knighted 
at  Whitehall  23rd  July,  1603,  and  buried  at 
Norton,  11th  October,  1641.  He  m.  first, 
Barbara,  daughter  of  John  Thornhaugh,  esq. 
of  Fenton,  Notts,  and  had  (with  a  daughter, 
Anne,  the  wife  of  John  Williamson,  esq.  of 
Burton),  a  son  and  heir. 


*  Sir  John  Hussey,  knt.  was  made  chief  but- 
ler of  England  by  JCing- Henry  VIIT.  and  sum- 
moned to  parliament  by  the  same  monarch  as  Baron 
Hussey,  of  Slaford,  in  Lincolnshire  ;  but  engaging 
in  the  insurrection  of  1537,  he  was  beheaded  at 
Lincoln,  and  his  manor  of  Slaford,  and  other  es- 
tates, amounting  to  £5,000.  a  year,  confiscated. 
He  left,  by  his  first  wife,  the  Lady  Anne  Grey, 
daughter  of  George,  Earl  of  Kent,  two  sons,  who 
died  issueless,  and  four  daughters ;  and  by  the 
second,  Margaret,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Sir 
Simon  Blount,  of  Mangerfield,  in  Gloucestershire, 
four  sons,  and  another  daughter.  The  eldest  son. 
Sir  William  Hussey,  with  his  brothers  and 
sisters,  was  restored  in  blood  by  the  reversal  of 
the  attainder  by  parliament  in  the  5th  of  Eliza- 
beth, but  he  got  neither  the  title  nor  estates.  He 
m.  the  heiress  of  Sir  Thomas  Lovell,  knt.  and  dy- 
ing in  the  ord  or  4th  of  Philip  and  Mary,  left 
two  daughters,  his  co-heirs,  viz. 

Nella  (or  Margaret),  m.  to  Richard  D'Is- 
ney, esq.  as  in  the  text. 
Anne,  m.  to  William  Gell,  esq.  of  Darley,  in 
the  county  of  Derby.    (Burke's  Extinct 
Peerage.) 
t  This  Henry  had  three  sisters, 

Elizabeth,  m.  first,  to  William  Staunton,  of 
Staunton,  (see  vol.  i.  p.  527);  secondly,  to 
—  Aston  ;  and  thirdly,  to  —  Bussy. 
Hester,  m.  to  Sir  Charles  Barnby,  of  Bamby 
Anne,  m.  to  Daniel  Harvey,  esq.  of  Evedon, 
in  Lincolnshire. 


DISNEY,  OF  THE  HYDE. 


153 


I.  William,  of  Norton  D'Isney,  born 
ard  January,  I58y,  ni.  1st  May,  1G12, 
liridget,  daughter  of  Edmund  Moly- 
neux,  esq.  of  Thorp,  in  the  county  of 
Nottingham,  and  dying  in  1G5G,  left 
issue, 

1.  MoLYNEUX,  of  Norton  D'Isney, 
a  lieutenant-colonel  in  the  army, 
and  some  time  under  the  com- 
mand of  Christopher,  Duke  of 
Albemarle,  d.  in  1694,  having 
had  by  his  wife  (whom  he  m.  1 4tii 
January,  1633),  Mary,  youngest 
daughter  and  co-heir  of  Sir  Ro- 
bert Mounson,  of  Carlton,  in 
Lincolnshire,  the  following  issue, 

William,  who  was  involved  in 
the  Duke  of  Monmouth's  re- 
bellion, and  suflered  death 
at  Kennington,  29th  June, 
1685. 

Monson,)  died  young  and  un- 

John,      \  married. 

Mary,  m.  first,  in  1663,  to  John 
Stow,  esq.  of  Newton  ;  and 
secondly,  to  Robert  Heron, 
esq.  of  Newark-upon-Trent. 

Penelope,  died  young. 

Sarah,  b.  in  1628. 

Bridget,  m.  21st  June,  1669,  to 
Francis  Bussy,  esq.  a  cap- 
tain in  the  army,  slain  in 
Flanders. 

Elizabeth,  baptized  8th  Octo- 
ber, 1642,  m.  to  the  Rev. 
Francis  Clarke,  minister  of 
Stoke,  Notts. 

Diana,  b.  in  1646. 

Catherine,  b.  16th  October, 
1650,  m.  to  —  Seymour, 
gent,  of  London. 

2.  Daniel,  barrister  at  law,  b.  in 
1616,  m.  in  1639,  Eleanor,  third 
daughter  of  Thomas,  Viscount 
Beaumont,  and  had  three  sons, 
who  all  d.  young  and  issueless. 

3.  Richard,*  a  captain  in  the 
army,  b.  in  1624,  m.  Jane, 
daughter  of  William  Wreight- 
man,  esq.  of  Stoke,  in  Notts,  and 
had  issue, 

William,  who  became  of  Nor- 
ton D'Isney  at  the  decease 
of  his  uncle  Colonel  Moly- 
NEUX  DlsNEY,  in  1694,  but 
died  unmarried  in  1722, 
when  the  estate  passed  to 
the  line  of  his  younger  bro- 
ther, the  rector  of  Blox- 
ham. 

Richard,  in  holy  orders,  rec- 

*  There  were  four  intermediate  sons,  who  died 
all  s.  p. 


tor  of  Bloxham,  Lincoln- 
shire, m.  first,  Rebecca, 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Henry 
Wych,  of  Sutton,  in  Surrey, 
and  had  a  daughter,  Anne. 
He  wedded,  secondly,  Brid- 
get, daughter  of  Eakins 
Lenton,  esq.  of  Wigtoft,  in 
the  county  of  Lincoln,  and 
had, 

Bridget,  b.  in  1661. 

Anne,  vi.  first,  26th  Ja- 
nnary,  1681,  to  Timothy 
Boole,  esq.  of  Naven- 
by ;  and  secondly,  to 
John  Oilman,  esq.  of 
Can  wick,  both  in  Lin- 
colnshire. 

4.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Samuel  Fisher, 
gent. 

5.  Mary,  m.  in  1647  to  Bartholo- 
mew Lascelles,  esq.  of  Elston, 
Notts. 

Sir  Henry  D'Isney  wedded,  secondly,  Elea- 
nor, daughter  of  Thomas  Grey,  esq.  of 
Langley,  in  the  county  of  Leicester,  by 
whom  he  had  two  other  sons,  viz. 

II.  John,  of  whom  presently. 

III.  Thomas,  in  holy  orders,  rector  of 
Stoke  Hammond,  Bucks,  b.  in  1606, 
m.  Joan,  daughter  of  Edward  Wilks, 
esq.  of  Leighton  Buzzard,  and  had, 
(with  a  daughter  Frances,  the  wife  of 
Henry  Hawes,  esq.  of  Prince  Res- 
borough,  Bucks),  a  son, 

The  Rev.  Matthew  D'Isney,  rec- 
tor of  Blechley,  who  m.  first, 
Sarah,  daughter  and  co-heir  of 
Samuel  Ironside,  esq.  of  Heath, 
in  Bedfordshire,  and  had  a 
daughter, 

Frances,  m.  to  Philip  Leman, 
esq. 

He   wedded,   secondly,  Mary, 
relict  of  Paul  Dayrell,  esq.  of 
•  Lillingston  Dayrell,  and  by  this 

marriage  was  grandfather  of 
The  Rev.  William  D'Isney, 
D.D.  rector  of  Pluckley,  in 
Kent,  formerly  professor  of 
Hebrew  in  the  University  of 
Cambridge,  b.  in  1731,  m. 
Anna-Maria,  daughter  and 
co-heir  of  John  Smyth,  esq. 
of  Chart  Sutton,  in  Kent. 
Sir  Henry's  second  son  (the  elder  of  the 
second  marriage), 

John  D'Isney,  esq.  of  Swinderby,  in  the 
county  of  Lincoln,  b.  30th  November,  1603, 
m.  25th  January,  1636,  Barbara,  daughter 
of  Gervase  Lee,  esq.  of  Norwell  Hall,  Notts, 
and  had  two  sons,  viz. 

Gervase,  b.  in  1641,  his  successor. 
Dam  EL,  heir  to  his  brother.  . 


154  DISNEY,  OF 

He  d.  10th  January,  1680-1,  and  was  *.  by 
his  elder  son, 

Gervase  Disney,  esq.  of  Swinderby,  who 
m.  first,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  John  Spate- 
man,  esq.  of  Rednooke,  in  Derbyshire,  and 
secondly,  Mrs.  Mary  Serle,  of  Lambeth, 
but  dying  issueless,  3rd  April,  1691,  was  s. 
by  his  brother, 

Daniel  Disney,  esq.  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, who  then  became  also  "  of  Swinderby." 
He  m.  in  1674,  Catherine,  youngest  daugh- 
ter and  co-heir  of  Henry  Fynes  Clinton,* 
esq.  of  Kirksted,  in  Lincolnshire,  by  whom 
he  had  a  son, 

John,  who  was  of  Lincoln,  and  in  the 
commission  of  the  peace  for  that 
county,  but  having  taken  his  degree 
of  master  of  arts,  afterwards,  entered 
into  holy  orders,  and  was  inducted 
to  the  vicarage  of  St.  Mary's,  Not- 
tingham. He  was  born  26th  Decem- 
ber, 1677,  and  dying  in  the  life  time 
of  his  father,  3rd  February,  1729-30, 
left  by  his  wife,  Mary,  daughter  and 
heir  of  William  Woolhouse,  M.D. 
of  North  Muskham,  Notts,  whom  he 
ni.  20th  May,  1698,  six  sons  and 
three  daughters,  viz. 

1.  John,  heir  to  his  grandfather. 

2.  Henry,  of  Newcastle,  M.D.  b. 
15th  January,  1701,  d.  4th  No- 
vember, 1760,  m.  Martha,  sister 
and  heir  of  John  Roebuck,  esq. 
of  Heath,  in  the  county  of  York, 
and  had  a  son, 

Henry  Woolhouse  Disney, 
esq.  of  Ingress,  in  Kent,  b. 
in  1733,  inherited  his  grand- 
mother's estate,  at  North 
Muskham, and  assumed  upon 
succeeding  to  those  of  his 
maternal  uncle,  John  Roe- 
buck, esq.  the  surname  of 
Roebuck. 

3.  William,  d.  young. 


*  This  gentleman  was  eldest  son  of  the  Hon,  Sir 
Henry  Fynes-Clinton,  of  Kirksted,  son  of  Henry, 
second  Earl  of  Lincoln,  by  his  second  wife,  Eli- 
zabeth, daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Morryson,  knt. 
and  widow  of  William,  eldest  son  of  Henry,  first 
Lord  Norreys,  of  Rycote,  (see  Burke's  Peerage 
and  Baronetage,  Duke  of  Newcastle).  Sir  Richard 
Morryson  was  m.  to  Bridget,  eldest  daughter  of 
the  attainted  and  beheaded  Lord  Hus8EY,by  Lady 
Anne  Grey,  daughter  of  George,  Earl  of  Kent 
through  this  line  Catherine  Disney  (Clinton) 
could  claim  alliance  with  the  blood  royal  of 
England,  and  the  most  illustrious  and  noble 
families  in  the  kingdom,  including  the  historical 
names  of  Grey,  Barons  Grey  de  Ruthyn,  Herbert, 
Earls  of  Pembroke,  Percy,  of  Northumberland, 
Mortimer,  Earls  of  March,  Nevil,  Dacre,  Stafford, 
Beaufort,  Fitzhugh,  Stourton,  &c.  She  could 
trace  descent  from  many  of  the  sovereign  houses 
of  Europe. 


THE  HYDE. 

4.  Daniel,  whose  only  son, 

Daniel,  a  major  in  the  army, 
d.  in  1780. 

5.  Samuel,  in  holy  orders,  m. 
Margery,  youngest  daughter  of 
Francis  Proctor,  esq.  of  Thorpe 
on  the  Hill,  and  left  issue,  at 
his  decease  in  1741,  but  his  line 
is  now  extinct. 

6.  Gervase,  of  Pontefract,  m.  in 
1736,  Mary,  daughter  of  William 
Thorpe,  esq.  of  Nottingham,  and 
left  four  daughters,  namely, 

1.  Martha,  m.  in  1763,  to 
Robert  Thorpe,  esq.  of  Blid- 
worth,  Notts. 

2.  Harriet,  m.  in  1763,  to 
Robert  Alexander,  surgeon. 

3.  Henrietta. 

4.  Lucy,  m.  in  1784,  to  the 
Rev.  Thomas  Lund,  rector 
of  Parton  le  Street. 

7.  Mary,  m.  to  Benjamin  Sheaker, 
esq.  a  captain  in  Colonel  Kirk's 
regiment  of  foot. 

8.  Catherine,  m.  to  David  Hous- 
ton, esq.  of  Houston. 

9.  Martha,  m.  to  Metcalfe  Proctor, 
esq.  of  Thorpe. 

Mr.  Disney  d.  29th  August,  1734,  and  was 
s.  by  his  grandson, 

John  Djsney,  esq.  of  Swinderby,  and  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  b.  3rd  April,  1700,  and 
served  the  office  of  sheriff  for  Nottingham- 
shire, the  year  before  the  death  of  his 
grandfather,  m.  29th  December,  1730, 
Frances,  youngest  daughter  of  George  Cart- 
wright,  esq.  of  OssingtOD,  Notts,  by  whom 
(who  d.  5th  January,  1791)  he  had  issue, 

I.  Lewis,  who  inherited  Swinderby,  b. 
9th  October,  1738,  m.  16th  Septem- 
ber, 1775,  Elizabeth,  only  daughter 
and  heir  of  William  Ffytche,  esq. 
governor  of  Bengal,  and  heir  likewise 
to  her  uncle,  Thomas  Ffytche,  esq. 
of  Danbury  Place,  in  the  county  of 
Essex,  in  consequence  of  which  he 
assumed  by  sign  manual,  27th  Sep- 
tember, 1775,  the  additional  surname 
and  arms  of  Ffytche,  and  became 
Lewis  Disney  -  Ffytche,  esq.  of 
Swinderby,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln, 
and  of  Danbury  Place,  in  Essex. 
He  died  22nd  September,  1822,  leav- 
ing two  daughters,  his  co-heirs,  viz. 

1.  FuANCEs  -  Elizabeth,  b.  29th 
August,  1776,  m.  21st  February, 
1800,  to  William  Hillary,  esq. 
now  Sir  William  Hillary,  hart. 

2.  Sophia,  m.  to  her  cousin  ger- 
man,  the  present  John  Disney, 
esq.  of  the  Hyde. 

II.  Frederick,  a  major  in  the  army,  b. 
12th  October,  1741,  d.  unm.  at  Lin- 
coln, 13th  June,  1788. 


HIGGINS,  OF  SKELLOW  GRANGE. 


155 


in.  John,  in  holy  orders. 
IV.  Mary,  m.  in  1753,  Edmund  Turnor, 
esq.  of  Stoke  Rochford  (see  family 
of  TuFiNOR,  of  Stoke  Rochford, 
vol.  i.  p.  301). 
Mr.  Disney  died  26th  January,  1771,  and 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son  and  heir,  Lewis 
Disney,  esq.  wliose  line   terminated  as 
stated  above.    His  youngest  son, 

The  Rev.  John  Disney,  of  the  Hyde, 
D.D.  sometime  rector  of  Panton,  and  vicar 
of  Swinderby,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  h. 
17th  September,  1746,  m.  17th  November, 
1774,  Jane,  eldest  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Francis  Blackburne,  A.M.  rector  of  Rich- 


mond, Yorkshire,  and  archdeacon  of  Cleve- 
land, by  whom  lie  had, 
John,  his  heir. 

Algernon,  b.  at  Flintham  Hill,  Ist  June, 
1780. 

Frances-Mary,  h.  7th  August,  1775. 
Mr.  Disney  d.  26th  December,  1816,  and 
was  s.  by  his  elder  son,  the  present  John 
Disney,  esq.  of  the  Hyde. 

^rwi*— Arg.  on  a  fesse  gules,  three  fleurs 
de  lis  or. 

Crest— K  lion  passant  guardant  gules. 
Estates— At  the  Hyde,  in  Essex,  and  at 
Corscombe,  Dorsetshire. 

Seat— the  Hyde,  near  Ingatestoo,  Essex. 


HIGGINS,  OF  SKELLOW  GRANGE. 


HIGGINS,  GODFREY,  esq.  of  Skellow  Grange,  in  the  county  of  York,  b.  9th 
July,  1801,  5.  his  father  9th  August,  1833. 

Mr.  Higgins  is  a  magistrate  and  deputy-lieutenant  of  the  West  Riding. 


This  gentleman  representing  a  branch  of 
the  ancient  family  of  Copley,  we  shall  com- 
mence by  tracing  that  line. 

Adam  de  Copley,  slain  at  the  siege  of 
York,  anno  1070,  was  lineally  progenitor  of 
.  Sir  William  Copley,  knt.  whose  will 
bears  date  in  the  first  year  of  Queen  Mary. 
He  m.  first,  temp.  Henry  VHI.  Dorothy, 
daughter  and  co-heir  of  Sir  William  Fitz- 
william,  of  Sprotborough,*  by  whom  he  ac- 
quired that  estate,  and  had  a  son, 

*  Sprotborough  came  to  the  Fitzwilliams  (an- 
cestors of  Earl  Fitzwilliam)  by  the  marriage,  soon 
after  the  conquest,  of  Sir  William  Fitzwilliam,  knt. 
with  Eleanor,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Sir  John 
Elmley,  of  Elmley  and  Sprotborough. 


I.  Philip,  who  inherited  Sprotborough, 
and  m.  Mary,  daughter  of  Sir  Bryan 
Hastings,  knt.    He  d.  19th  October, 
1577,  and  from  him  directly  sprang. 
Sir  Godfrey   Copley,  hart,  of 
Sprotborough,  so  created  17t}i 
June,  1661,  who  was  s.  by  his 
son. 

Sir  Godfrey  Copley,  second 
baronet,  who  left  at  his  de- 
cease, when  the  title  expired, 
an  only  daughter, 

Catherine  Copley,  who 
m.  Joseph  Moyle,  esq. 
second  son  of  Sir  Wal- 
ter Moyle,  knt.  ofBeke, 
and  had  a  son, 
Joseph  Moyle,  esq. 
who,    upon  suc- 
ceeding to  Sprot- 
borough,   on  the 
demise  of  his  kins- 
man, Lionel  Cop- 
ley, esq.  in  1766,  to 
whose  fatlier  Sir 
Godfrey  bequeath- 
ed that  estate,  as- 
sumed, by  act  of 
parliament,the  sur- 
name  of  Copley 
only,  and  was  cre- 
ated a  BARONET  in 
1778.     (Refer  to 
Burke's  Peerage 
and  Baronetage.) 


156 


HIGGINS,  OF  SKELLOW  GRANGE. 


Sir  William  wedded,  secondly,  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Piers  Savage,  esq.  of  Hatfield, 
and  had  four  other  sons,  viz. 

II.  Francis,  of  Mansfield- Woodhouse, 
who  d.  in  1580. 

III.  Christopher,  of  whom  presently. 

IV.  John,  of  Broughton,  d.  s.p. 

V.  Philip,  in  holy  orders,  rector  of 
Sprotborough,  d.  s.  p.  in  1596. 

The  tliii-d  son, 

Christopher  Copley,  esq.  purchased  an 
estate  at  Wadworth,  in  the  coumty  of  York, 
and  seated  himself  there.  He  m.  Susan,  re- 
lict of  James  Rolston,  esq.  of  Tanshelf,  and 
daughter  of  Hugh  Cressy,  by  whom  he  had 
issue, 

William,  his  heir. 

Susan,  m.  to  William  Copley,  esq.  of 
Nether  Hall,  in  Yorkshire. 

Mary,  m.  first,  to  Ralph  Boswell,  esq. 
of  Gunthwaite ;  and  secondly,  to  Fulk 
Greville. 

Mr.  Copley  was  s.  at  his  decease  (Inq.  P.M. 
4th  January,  1606)  by  his  son, 

William  Copley,  esq.  of  Wadworth, born 
in  1576,  who  wedded  Anne,  daughter  of 
(iervas  Cressy,  esq.  of  Birkin,  and  relict  of 
Lionel  Rolston,  esq.  of  Gunthwaite,  by  whom 
(who  d.  26th  January,  1645)  he  had 

I.  Christopher. 

II.  Lionel. 

III.  Susan,  m.  to  Thomas  St.  Nicholas, 
esq.  of  Ashe,  near  Sandwich. 

He  d.  20th  May,  1658,  and  was  s.  by  his 
elder  son, 

Christopher  Copley,  esq.  of  Wadworth. 
This  gentleman  espoused,  in  1628,  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Gervas  Bosvile,  esq.  of 
Warmsworth,  and  had  one  son,  William, 
who  d.  s.  p.  and  three  daughters,  of  whom 
the  second  m.  Timothy  St.  Nicholas,  esq.  ; 
and  the  youngest  wedded  —  Peatt,  esq.  of 
Leicestershire.  He  died  in  1664,  and  was 
s.  by  his  brother, 

Lionel  Copley,  esq.  of  Rotherham  and 
Copley,  wlio  m.  Fitzalina,  daughter  of 
George  Warde,  esq.  of  Capesthorne,  in 
Cheshire,  and  relict  of  John  Wheeler,  esq. 
of  London,  by  wliom  (who  d.  6th  November, 
1696,  aged  eighty-five),  he  left  at  his  de- 
cease, in  1675  (will  dated  20th  November  in 
that  year), 

Lionel,  his  heir. 

Castiliana,  m.  first,  to  John  Beckwith, 
esq.  of  Staningford,  and  secondly,  to 
the  Rev.  Thomas  Maleverer. 

Anne,  m.  to  John  Crofts,  esq. 
The  son, 

Lionel  Copley,  esq.  of  Wadworth,  who 
was  governor  of  Hull,  and  afterwards  of 
Maryland,  m.  20th  June,  1676,  Anne,  dau.  of 
Sir  Philip  Boteler,  K.  B.  of  Walton  Wood- 
hall,  Herts,  and,  dying  beyond  the  seas,  left 
a  daughter  Anne,  the  wife  of  Isaac  Milner, 
of  London,  and  a  son,  his  successor, 


Lionel  Copley,  esq.  of  Wadworth.  born 
16th  July,  1677,  who,  inheriting  under  the 
will  of  Sir  Godfrey  Copley,  the  estate  of 
Sprotborough,  in  the  county  of  York,  volun- 
tarily bound  up  that  property  in  strict  en- 
tail to  his  male  issue  only,  in  remainder,  not 
to  the  children  of  his  own  daughters,  but  to 
the  issue  of  Catherine  Moyle,  the  only 
child  of  Sir  Godfrey.  He  wedded,  on  the 
28th  August,  1699,  Mary,  daughter  and 
heiress  of  —  Wilson,  esq.  of  Burril,  and 
had  issue, 

Godfrey,  b.  14th  November,  1706,  in- 
herited Sprotborough,  tn.  Anne-Ma- 
ria, daughter  of  John  Thurloe  Brace, 
esq.  grandson  of  secretary  Thurloe, 
but  left  no  issue  at  his  decease,  21st 
April,  1761.    He  had  been  divorced 
from  his  wife,  2nd  May,  1748,  and 
the  lady  wedded,  secondly,  William 
Parkins,  esq.  of  Crainsby. 
Lionel,  b.  5th  November,  1709,  s.  to 
Sprotborough  at  the  decease  of  his 
brother,  but  died  unmarried  in  1766,* 
when  Sprotborough  passed  under  the  j 
entail  to  Joseph  Moyle,  esq.  son  of  I 
Catherine  Moyle,  who  thereupon 
assumed  the  surname  of  Copley  only, 
as  already  stated. 
William,  died  young. 
Castiliana,  b.  27th  August,  1700,  m.  to 
the  Rev.  Charles  Willatts,  rector  of 
Plumtree,  Notts.  , 
Mary,  b.  in  1702,  m.  to  William  Par-  j 
kyns,  esq.  of  Mortemley,  and  died  in  j] 
1736.  j 
Catherine,  died  young.  j 
Anne. 
The  youngest  daughter, 

Anne  Copley,  b.  27th  June,  1714,  es- 
poused Richard  Higgins,  esq.  of  York, 
and  had  an  only  son,  y 

Godfrey  Higgins,  esq.  who  purchased 
from  the  family  of  Anne,  of  Burgh  Wallis,    .  | 
the  manor  of  Skellow,  and  certain  demesne  I 
lands  which  lay  close  to  tlie  Grange.    He  1 
wedded  Miss  Christiana  Matterson,  and  had  I 
issue,  I 
Godfrey,  his  heir.  I 
Christiana,  m.  to  William   Marshall,  I 
esq.  of  Newton  Kyme.  I 


*  Some  of  the  Copley  family  (says  Hunter,  in 
his  History  of  Doncaster),  like  their  relations,  the 
Bosviles  of  Gunthwaite,  and  the  Lord  Brooke, 
were  distinguished  in  the  service  of  the  parliament 
during  the  civil  wars.  The  little  banner  of  one  of 
them  (for  each  of  the  ofl&cers  of  the  parliament  army 
had  his  pennon,  like  those  which  had  been  seen  a 
century  before  in  the  tournament),  displayed  an 
arm  and  hand  grasping  a  scymitar,  the  hand  of 
which  was  the  cross  moline,  with  the  motto,  "  For 
Reformation  ;"  while  another  displayed  a  knight 
on  his  charger,  caparisoned,  with  the  motto, 
"  Nay,  but  as  a  captain  of  the  host  of  the  Lord  am 
I  come." 


HIGGINS,  OF  SKELLOW  GRANGE. 


157 


Mr.  Higgins  d.  23r(i  May,  1794,  when  sole 
representative  of  his  grandfatlier,  Lionel 
Copley,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Godfrey  Higgins,  esq.  F.S.A.,*  of  Skel- 
low  Grange,  in  the  county  of  York,  a  justice 
of  the  peace  for  the  West  Riding.  This 
gentleman  m.  .Jane,  only  daughter  and 
heiress  of  Richard  Thorp,  esq.  of  Miln- 
thorp,  near  Wakefield,  and  had  one  son  and 
two  daughters,  viz. 

Godfrey,  his  successor. 

Jane,  m.  to  Lieutenant-general  Sharpe, 
of  Hoddam  Castle,  Dumfries-shire, 
M.P.  for  tlie  Dumfries  boroughs. 

Charlotte,  died  young. 
Mr.  Higgins  d.  9th  August,  1833,  and  was  s. 


*  This  gentleman,  who  enjoyed  considerable  li- 
terary reputation,  is  thus  spoken  of  by  the  Rev. 
Joseph  Hunter,  in  his  History  of  South  Yorkshire. 
"  Skellow  Grange  will  be  remembered  as  the  house 
in  which  Mr.  Higgins  followed  those  trains  of 
thought  which  led  to  the  production  of  his  work, 
entitled  '  Celtic  Druids,'  and  of  a  still  more  pro- 
found work,  now  nearly  completed,  to  which  he 
purposes  to  give  the  title  of  *  Anacalypsis,  or  an 
attempt  to  draw  aside  the  Saitic  Veil  of  Isis.'  In 
both  of  these  works  he  descends  into  the  very 
depths  of  antiquity,  the  times  long  before  the  com- 
mencement of  written  history,  and  when  the  only 
traces  of  human  existence  are  certain  rude  and 
mighty  works,  gigantic  pillars,  wide  circles,  edi- 
fices uncemented,  and,  more  elaborate  than  the  rest, 
the  Pyramids.  In  the  '  Celtic  Druids'  we  have  a 
most  valuable  collection  of  prints,  exhibiting  many 
of  their  remains  ;  and  we  have  also  the  part  of  his 
great  system,  in  which  the  British  nation  is  more 
particularly  interested,  for  he  regards  the  Druids, 
and  our  Druidical  system,  as  a  fragment  of  a  mighty 
sovereignty  of  priests,  and  as  a  relic  of  that  state 
of  high  cultivation  which  he  supposes  to  have  ex- 
isted in  the  earliest  ages  of  society,  when  there 
was  one  great  empire  reaching  from  the  Eastern  to 
the  Western  Ocean,  the  seat  of  government  being 
in  North  India,  from  about  the  35th  to  the  45th 
degree  of  latitude.  These  are  researches  which 
make  the  antiquities  of  such  a  work  as  this  but 
mere  modern  inventions,  and  the  inquiries  after 


by  his  son,  the  present  Godfrey  Higgins, 
esq.  of  Skellow  Grange. 

Arms — Erm.  on  a  fesse  sa.  three  towers, 
arg. 

Crest — Out  of  a  tower  sa.  a  lion's  head 
arg. 

Estates — Skellow,  purchased  by  the  pre- 
sent proprietor's  grandfather.  Wadworth, 
inherited  from  Anne  Copley,  heiress  of  the 
second  branch  of  the  family  of  Copley,  both 
near  Doncaster.  Milnthorp,  near  Wake- 
field, derived  from  the  present  possessor's 
mother,  Jane,  heiress  of  Thorp.  Foxup,  in 
Craven,  purchased  by  the  late  Godfrey 
Higgins. 

Seat — Skellow  Grange,  near  Doncaster. 


manors  and  churches  but  matters  of  less  than  in- 
significancy. Still  there  is  a  stability  when  we 
feel  that  we  are  proceeding  by  the  light  of  the 
written  contemporaneous  record,  which  may  com- 
pensate for  the  nearness  and  narrowness  of  our 
view. 

"  The  active  mind  of  Mr.  Higgins  has  also  been 
directed  upon  objects  of  great  local  utility.  In 
the  exercise  of  his  magisterial  duties  he  became 
acquainted  with  what  was  the  state  of  the  asylum 
at  York  for  the  reception  of  lunatics,  and  to  his 
persevering  exertions  it  chiefly  is  owing  that  a  great 
reform  was  accomplished  in  that  establishment. 
This  led  him  to  other  views  of  the  possibility  of 
improving  the  condition  of  such  unfortunate  per- 
sons in  a  lower  rank  of  life,  and  to  him  is  princi- 
pally to  be  attributed  the  erection  of  the  house  for 
the  pauper  lunatics  of  the  West  Riding,  erected 
near  to  the  town  of  Wakefield,  where,  under  the 
very  able  superintendence  of  Dr.  Ellis,  every  ex- 
pectation from  it  has  been  satisfied." 

Mr.  Higgins  was  author  of  another  work,  en- 
titled "Mahomed,  or  the  Illustrious  ;  an  Apology 
for  the  Life  and  Character  of  the  celebrated  Pro- 
phet of  Arabia,"  1829,  8vo.  A  refutation  of  some 
of  the  opinions  promulgated  in  this  book  was  pub- 
lished in  the  "  Gentleman's  Magazine"  for  January, 
1830,  by  Edward  Upham,  esq.  author  of  the  "  His- 
tory of  Budhism  ;"  to  which  Mr.  Higgins  replied 
in  the  folloT^ing  month,  and  Mr.  Upham  rejoined 
in  March. 


158 


CAMPBELL,  OF  BARQUHARRIE  AND  SORNBEG. 


CAMPBELL,  JOHN,  esq.  of  Sornbeg,  in  the  shire  of  Ayr,  b.  1 1th  March,  1785, 
a  magistrate,  and  deputy-lieutenant  for  that  county. 


Hmeage. 


Campbell,  of  Barquharriu;,  is  a  cadet  of 
Cesnock,  one  of  the  most  ancient  and  dis- 
tinguished families  in  Scotland. 

Sir  Duncan  Campbell,  grandson  of  Sir 
Colin  More  Campbell,  ancestor  of  the 
Dukes  of  Argyll,  wedded  about  the  year 
I5t8,  Susannah,  only  daughter  and  heir  of 
Sir  Reginald  Craufurd,  (see  vol.  i.  p.  552) 
and  left  a  son, 

Sir  Andrew  Campbell,  of  Loudoun,  he- 
ritable sheriff  of  Ayr,  whose  lineal  des- 
cendant. 

Sir  Hugh  Campbell,  hart,  of  Cesnock, 
s.  in  May,  1630.  He  espoused  Elizabeth, 
second  daughter*  and  co-heir  of  John  Camp- 
bell, master  of  Loudoun,  by  Jean,  his  wife, 
daughter  of  John  Fleming,  first  Earl  of 
Wigton,  and  had  issue, 

George,  whose  eventual  representative, 
Margaret  Campbell,  m.  29th  July, 
1697,  Alexander,  second  Earl  of 
Marchmont,  and  had  issue, 

1.  George,  Lord  Polwarth,  who 
d.  unmarried,  1724. 

2.  Patrick,  d.  also  in  1724. 

*  The  elder  daughter, 

Margaret  Cambbell,  s.  her  grandfather,  in 
1622,  in  the  Barony  of  Loudoun.    Her  ladyship 
m.  in  1620,  Sir  John  Campbell,  of  Lawers,  who 
was  elevated  to  the  peerage  of  Scotland  in  1633, 
by  the  titles  of  Baron  Farrinyeane  and  Mauchline, 
and  Earl  of  Loudoun.    The  lineal  descendant 
and  representative  of  this  marriage  is  the  present 
Flora  -  Muir  Campbell  -  Rawdon  -  Hastings, 
Countess  of  Loudoun,  and  Marchioness 
Dowager  of  Hastings.    (Burke's  Peerage 
and  Baronetage). 


3.  Hugh,  third  Earl  of  March- 
mont, the  learned  and  witty 
associate  of  Lord  Cobham, 
Walpole,  and  Pope,  to  the 
last  of  whom  he  was  executor. 

4.  Alexander,  Lord  Clerk  Re- 
gister of  Scotland. 

5.  Anne,  who  w.  Sir  William 
Purves,  hart,  of  Purves  Hall, 
grandfather  of  the  present  Sir 
William  Purves  -  Hume  - 
Campbell,  bart.  of  Purves 
Hall,  in  the  county  of  Ber- 
wick, (see  Burke's  Peerage 
and  Baronetage). 

James,  ancestor  of  Campbell,  of  Trees- 
bank. 

Hugh,  of  whom  presently. 
John,  ancestor  ol  Campbell,  of  Fair- 
field. 

Sir  Hugh  Campbell  d.  20th  September, 
1686,  aged  seventy-one.  He  had  been  ar- 
raigned the  preceding  year,  as  a  participa- 
tor in  the  Ryehouse  plot,  and  found 
guilty  ;  for  which  he  suffered  confinement 
in  the  state  prison  of  the  bass,  and  had 
his  estates  confiscated.  There  is  little 
doubt,  however,  but  that  the  accusation  was 
a  false  one.  The  trial,  as  detailed  by  the 
accurate  Wodrow  is  extremely  interesting. 
A  large  portion  of  the  forfeited  lands  was 
restored  by  act  of  parliament  passed  in 
1690,  to  his  eldest  son,  but  the  baronetcy 
never  has  been  revived.    His  third  son, 

Hugh  Campbell,  esq.  designed  of  Barqu- 
harrie,  and  of  Mayfield  and  Milrigg,  in 
Ayrshire,  espoused  5th  June,  1702,  Marga- 
ret,  second  daughter  of  David  Boswell,  esq. 
of  Auchinleck,  and  had  an  only  son, 

Hugh  Campbell,  esq.  of  Barquharrie, 
wlio  m.  10th  January,  1727,  Margaret,  dau. 
of  David  Henderson,  esq.  of  Tinnochside, 
and  had  three  sons,  Hugh,  Claud,  and  Bruce, 
the  two  former  dying  unmarried,  the  estates 
and  representation  of  this  branch  of  the 
Campbell  family  devolved,  in  1782,  on  the 
third  son, 

Bruce  Campbell,  esq.  of  Barquharrie, 
who  wedded,  in  February,  1772,  Annabella, 
daughter  of  James  Wilson,  esq.  of  Kilmar- 
nock, and  had  issue, 

I.  Hugh,  of  Barquharrie,  a  justice  of 
the  peace  for  the  county  of  Ayr,  and 
captain  in  the  85th  regiment,  who  m. 
18th  December,  1797,  Sophia,  young- 
est daughter  of  Thomas  Barber,  esq. 


CONOLLY.  OF  CASTLETOWN. 


159 


Greasley,  in  Nottinghamsliire,  and 
dying  at  Bath,  5th  January,  1824, 
left  issue, 

1.  Hugh-Bruce,  of  Barquharrie, 
nowresiding  at  Nottingham,  b.  8th 
April,  1803,  who  m.  first,  Anne, 
dau.  of —  Hurd,  esq.  of  Kentish 
Town,  by  whom  he  liad  no  issue, 
and  secondly,  in  October,  1832, 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  E.  Werge, 
esq.  of  Hexgrave  Park,  in  the 
county  of  Nottingham. 

2.  Thomas-Alexander. 

3.  William. 

4.  John. 

6.  Anne,  m.  to  George  Douglas, 
Esq.  of  Rodinghead,  N.  B. 

6.  Annabella,  w.  to  William  Co- 
myn,  esq.  of  the  county  of  Clare. 

7.  Sophia-Elizabeth,  m.  to  Denis 
Browne,  esq.  of  Brownestown, 
Ireland. 

II.  Bruce,  b.  25th  May,  1775,  captain 
E.  I.  Company's  naval  service,  died 
unmarried. 

III.  Alexander,  born  23rd  Sei)tember, 
1779,  a  captain  in  the  74th  regiment, 
and  of  distinguished  bravery  ;  of  his 
services,  particularly  at  the  memo- 


rable battle  of  Assaye,  honorable 
mention  is  frequently  made  in  Col. 
Welch's  reminiscences  of  India.  He 
died  of  his  wounds,  in  October,  1805, 
unmarried. 

IV.  John,  now  of  Sornbeg. 

V.  William,  b.  4th  May,  1788,  d.  in 
January,  1830. 

VI.  Euphemia,  m.  to  her  cousin,  Hugh 
Wilson,  esq.  of  Kilmarnock,  and  died 
in  1817,  leaving  a  son,  Hugh-Camp- 
bell Wilson. 

VH.  Marianne,  d.  in  April,  1825,  unm. 
Mr.  Campbell  became  a  partner  in  the  Ayr 
bank,  a  short  time  before  its  failure,  on 
which  event  his  estates,  previously  very 
considerable,  were  much  reduced.  He  died 
in  February,  1813,  aged  seventy-nine,  and 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son,  Hugh,  of  Balqu- 
harrie.  His  fourth  son  is  the  present  John 
Campbell,  esq.  of  Sornbeg. 

Arms — Gironny  of  eight,  or  and  sa.  within 
a  bordure  gu.  charged  vfith  eight  escallops 
of  the  first,  and  a  canton,  also  gironny  of 
eight  pieces,  erm.  and  gu. 

Crest — A  phoenix  head  erased. 

Motto — Constanter  et  prudenler. 

Estates — In  Ayrshire. 

Seat — Sornbeg,  in  that  shire. 


CONOLLY,  OF  CASTLETOWN. 


::;ONOLLY,  EDWARD-MICHAEL,  esq.  of  Castletown,  in  the  county  of  Kildare, 

lieutenant-colonel  of  the  Donegal  militia,  and  M.  P.  for 
that  shire,  b.  24th  August,  1786,  m.  20th  May,  1819, 
Cathei-ine-Jane,  daughter  of  Chambre-Brabazon  Pon- 
sonby-Barker,  esq.*  by  the  Lady  Henrietta  Taylour,  his 
wife,  daughter  of  Thomas,  Earl  of  Bective,  and  has  issue, 

Thomas,  b.  in  1823. 
Chambre-Brabazon . 
Edw  ard-Frederick . 
Arthur-Wellesley. 
John  Augustus. 
Louisa- Augusta. 
Harriet. 
Mary. 
Fanny. 

This  gentleman  relinquished  his  patronymic.  Pack  en- 
ham,  upon  inheriting  the  estates  of  the  late  Right  Hon. 
Thomas  Conolly,  at  the  demise  of  Lady  Louisa  Conolly, 
his  widow,  in  1821,  and  assumed  the  surname  and  arms 
of  Conolly. 

Colonel  Conolly  is  a  magistrate  in  the  counties  of  Kildare,  Dublin,  and  Donegal,  and 
deputy-lieutenant  in  Donegal  and  Kildare,  for  both  which  shires  he  has  sei-ved  the 
•f&ce  of  sherijff. 


*  This  gentleman,  who  assumed  the  additional  surname  of  Barker,  is  son  of  Chambre-Brabazon 
*onsonby,  esq.  and  great-grandson  of  William  Ponsonby,  first  Viscount  Duncannon. 


160 


CONOLLY,  OF  CASTLETOWN. 


The  Packenhams,  branching  from  an 
ancient  Suffolk  family,  were  established  in 
Ireland,  by 

Sir  Edward  Packenham,  knt.  who  ac- 
companied his  cousin,  Sir  Henry  Sidney, 
into  that  kingdom,  anno  1576,  when  Sir 
Henry  went  to  assume  the  government,  as 
lord-lieutenant  there.  Sir  Edward  Pack- 
enham's  grandson, 

Henry  Packenham,  esq.  was  seated  at 
Packenham  Hall,  in  the  county  of  West- 
meath,  in  the  reign  of  Charles  I.  having  so 
designated  the  lands  of  Tullynally,  which 
he  had  acquired  by  grant  from  the  crown. 
He  d.  in  1691,  and  (referring  to  Burke's 
Peerage  and  Baronetage)we  pass  to  his  great 
grandson, 

Thomas  Packenham,  esq.  who  having 
wedded  in  1739,  Elizabeth,  daughter  and 
sole  heiress  of  Michael  Cuffe,  esq.  and  niece 
of  Ambrose  Aungier,  second  and  last  Earl 
of  Longford*  of  that  family,  was  created,  in 
1756,  Baron  Longford,  and  in  1785  his 
lady  was  raised  to  the  rank  of  Countess  of 
Longford.  His  lordship  had,  with  other 
issue,  Edward-Michael,  his  successor  in 
the  barony,  and 

The  Honorable 

Sir  Thomas  Packenham,  an  admiral  of 
the  Red  Flag,  and  a  knight  grand  cross  of 
the  Bath,  who  wedded  Louisa- Augusta,  dau. 
of  the  Right  Hon.  John  Staples,  and  grand- 
daughter of  the  Right  Hon.  William  Co- 
nolly,  of  Castletown,  by  whom  he  had  issue, 

I.  Edward,  who  inherited  the  Castle- 
town estates,  and  is  the  present  Col. 
Conolly. 

I I .  Thomas,  of  the  East  India  Company's 
service,  Bengal,  b.  12th  October, 
1787,  m.  in  February,  1813,  Isabella- 
Mary,  eldest  da;ighter  of  Lieutenant- 
general  Frederick- Augustus  Weth- 
erell,  by  whom  (who  d.  10th  Novem- 
ber, 1827)  he  has  a  son,  George. 

III.  William,  b.  3rd  February,  1789. 

IV.  John,  captain  R.N.  b.  18th  October, 
1790,  m.  in  August,  1817,  Caroline- 
Emily,  third  daughter  of  the  late  Sir 
Home  Popham,  and  has  issue, 

1.  Thomas-ConoUy. 

2.  Catherine. 

3.  Elizabeth. 

4.  Louisa- Barbara. 

V.  Richard,  b.  19th  May,  1797,  a  di- 
plomatist. 

VI.  Robert,  in  holy  orders,  b.  4th  June, 
1799,  m.  30th  June,  1829,  Harriet- 
Maria,  youngest  daughter  of  the  late 


*  This  Earldom  of  Longford  expired  in  1704. 


Right  Hon.  Denis  Browne,  and  has 
issue. 

VII.  Henry,  b.  17th  June,  1805,  lieut 

royal  navy, 
viii.  Arthur,     23rd  December,  1810. 

IX.  Louisa-Anne,  m.  1st  September, 
1814,  to  William  Dutton  Pollard,  esq. 
of  Castle  Pollard,  in  the  county  of 
Westmeath. 

X.  Elizabeth. 

XI.  Henrietta,  m.  10th  April,  1826,  to 
the  Rev.  John  Hare. 

XII.  Catherine,  died  11th  May,  1821, 
unmarried. 

XIII.  Sarah,  in.  1st  March,  1831,  to 
Samuel  Law,  esq. 

XIV.  Helen. 

XV.  Emily,  d.  8th  July,  1821,  unm. 


The  Right  Hon. 

William  Conolly,  speaker  of  the  house 
of  commons  in  Ireland,  in  the  reign  of  Queen 
Anne,  first  lord  of  the  treasury  until  his 
decease,  temp.  George  II.  and  ten  times 
sworn  one  of  the  lords  justices  of  that  king- 
dom, espoused  the  Hon.  Catherine  Conyng- 
ham,  sister  of  Henry,  first  Earl  Conyng- 
ham,  by  whom  he  acquired  large  estates 
in  Ulster.  Dying  s,  p.  he  was  s.  by  his 
nephew, 
The  Right  Hon. 

William  Conolly,  who  espoused  the  Lady 
Anne  Wentworth,  eldest  dau.  of  Thomas, 
Earl  of  Strafford,  K.G.  ambassador  to  the 
court  of  Utrecht,  son  of  Wm. Wentworth,  of 
Ashby  Puerorum,  in  Lincolnshire,  and  grand 
nephew  of  Thomas  Wentworth,  the  ill-fated 
Earl  of  Strafford.  By  this  lady  Mr.  Conolly 
had  one  son  and  four  daughters,  viz. 

I.  Thomas,  his  heir. 

II.  Anne,  m.  to  George  Byng,  esq.  M.P. 
for  Middlesex  (see  vol.  i.  p.  14). 

III.  Harriet,  who  m.  the  Right  Hon. 
John  Staples,  M.  P.  and  was  mother 
of 

Louisa  -  Augusta  Staples,  who 
wedded,  as  already  stated,  Ad- 
miral, the  Honorable  Sir  Thomas 
Packenham,  G.  C.  B.  and  had, 
with  other  issue,  a  son  and  heir, 
Edward  -  Michael  Packen- 
ham, successor  to  his  grand- 
uncle,  Right  Hon.  Thomas 
Conolly. 

IV.  Frances,  m.  to  William,  Viscount 
Howe,  K.B.  and  d.  s.  p. 

V.  Caroline,  m.  to  John,  Earl  of  Buck- 
inghamshire, then  lord-lieutenant  oi 
Ireland,  and  was  mother  of  Emily, 
Marchioness  of  Londonderry. 


THROCKMORTON,  OF  MOLLAND. 


16f 


Mr.  Conolly's  son  and  heir, 

The  Kir.HT  Hon.  Thomas  Conolly,  a 
member,  like  his  father,  of  the  privy  coun- 
cil, in  Ireland,  was  one  of  the  deputation 
appointed  by  the  parliament  of  that  king- 
dom to  offer  the  regency  to  the  Prince  of 
Wales,  on  the  first  indisposition  of  Gkorge 
III.  This  gentleman  wedded  Lady  Louisa- 
Augusta  Lenox,  daughter  of  Charles,  third 
Duke  of  Richmond,  but  died  without  issue, 
when  a  life  interest  in  his  estates  vested  in 
his  widow,  at  whose  decease  they  passed  to 
the  grandson  of  his  sister,  Harriet,  wife  of 
the  Right  Honorable  John  Staples,  his 
grand-nephew,  Edward-Michael  Packen- 
HAM,  esq.  who  assumed,  as  already  stated, 
the  surname  and  arms  of  Conolly  only. 


Arms — Arg.  on  a  saltier  sa.  five  escallops 
of  the  field. 

Crest — A  cubit  arm  erect,  vested  gu.  cuff 
arg.  holding  in  the  hand  an  annulet  arg. 

Motto— En  Dieu  est  tout. 

Estates — The  manors  of  Castletown  and 
Leixlip,  in  Kildare,  of  Rathfarnham,  in 
Dublin,  of  Ballyshannon  and  Parkhill,  in 
Donegal,  besides  estates  in  Roscommon,  and 
the  King's  County,  all  purchased  by  his 
Excellency  the  Right  Hon.  William  Conolly, 
speaker  of  the  house  of  commons,  and  lord 
justice  of  Ireland. 

Town  Residence — 20,  Grosvenor  Square. 

•Seaf*— Castletown,  Celbridge,  and  Cliff, 
Ballyshannon,  Ireland. 


THROCKMORTON,  OF  MOLLAND. 


THROCKMORTON,  ROBERT-GEORGE,  esq.  of  Molland,  in  the  county  of 
Devon,  b.  5th  December,  1800,  m.  16th  July,  1829,  Elizabeth,  only  daughter  of  Sir 
John  Acton,  bart.  of  Aldenham,  and  has  issue, 

Robert-Charles-Courtenay,  b,  1st  April,  1831. 
Mary-Elizabeth-Frances. 

Mr.  Throckmorton  inherited  the  Courtenay  estates  upon  the  present  Sir  Charles 
Throckmorton's  succeeding-  his  elder  brother  in  the  baronetcy.  He  is  a  magistrate, 
deputy-lieutenant,  and  M.P.  for  the  county  of  Berks. 


SfR  Philip  Courtenay,  knt.  of  Powder- 
ham  Castle,  who  s.  to  the  estates  in  1415, 
espoused  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Walter, 
Lord  Hungerford,  and  acquired  by  the  al- 
liance the  manor  of  Molland  Botreaux,  in 
Devonshire.    He  had  issue, 

William  (Sir),  his  successor,  of  Pow- 

2. 


derham  Castle,  high  sheriff  of  Devon 
in  1483.  From  this  gentleman  line- 
ally descends  William,  present  Earl 
of  Devon. 

Philip  (Sir),  of  Molland. 

Peter,  Bishop  of  Winchester.  This 
prelate  was  one  of  the  great  persons 
who  invited  Henry,  Earl  of  Rich- 
mond to  make  an  effort  for  the  crown, 
and  aided  him  in  his  subsequent  vic- 
torious career. 

Edmund  (Sir),  of  Deviock,  who  m.  first, 
Alice,  daughter  and  heiress  of  John 
Wotlon,  esq.  and  secondly,  Joan, 
daughter  and  heir  of  Edward  Dy- 
mock,  esq.  From  this  Sir  Edmund 
descended  the  Cornish  Courtenays. 

Walter  (Sir),  who  m.  Alice,  daughter 
and  co-heir  of  Walter  de  Kilrington, 
which  lady  m.  secondly.  Sir  John 
Vere. 

John  (Sir),  who  was  made  a  knight 
banneret  by  Edward  IV.  after  the 
battle  of  Tewkesbury. 

Humphrey,  who  left  an  only  daughter 
m.  to  Thomas  Carew,  esq.  (eminently 
M 


162 


THROCKMORTON,  OF  HOLLAND. 


distinguished  at  Flodden).  This  lady 
conveyed  to  her  husband  the  manor 
of  Bickleigh. 
Philippa,  m.  to  Sir  Thomas  Fulford. 
Anne,  m,  first,  to  William  Palton,  of 
Umberleigh,  and  secondly,  to  Richard 
Trewin. 
The  second  son, 

Sir  Philip  Courtenay,  who  had  Holland, 
in  the  county  of  Devon,  given  him  for  his 
portion,  was  high  sheriff  for  that  shire  10th 
Edward  IV.  He  m.  a  daughter  of  Robert 
Hingeston,  of  Wonewell,  and  had  issue, 
John,  his  heir. 

William,  seated  at  Lough torr,  in  the 
county  of  Devon,  who  had  a  son, 
Sir  Philip  Courtenay,  of  Lough- 
torr,  who  m.  Jane,  daughter  of 
Richard  Fowel,  of  Fowelscomb, 
and  had  an  only  dailghter, 
Elizabeth,  m.    to  William 
Strode,  of  Neverham. 
Sir  Philip's  widow  wedded  se- 
condly, Humphrey  Prideaux,  of 
Adeston  and  Thuborough,  and 
from  this  marriage  derive  the 
present  Sir  John-Wilmot  Pri- 
deaux, of  Netherton,  and  the 
present    Charles  Prideaux- 
Brune,  esq.  of  Prideaux  Place, 
(see  vol.  i.  p.  203). 
Elizabeth,  m.  to  Edward,  Earl  of  Devon- 
shire. 

Margaret,  m.  to  Sir  John  Champernoune, 
of  Modbury. 
The  eldest  son  and  heir, 

John  Courtenay,  esq.  of  Holland,  es- 
poused Joan,  daughter  of  Robert  Brett,  of 
Pillond,  in  Bilton  parish,  and  dying  in  the 
year  1510,  was  buried  in  Holland  church. 
From  this  John,  the  family  of  Courtenay 
continued  seated  in  igh  respectability  at 
Holland,  down  to  the  year  1732,  when 

John  Courtenay,  esq.  of  Holland,  the 
last  heir  male  of  this  branch  of  the  family 
died  without  issue,  leaving  a  sister. 

Miss  Courtenay,  heiress  to  Holland, 
who  wedded  William  Paston,  esq.  of  Hor- 
ton,  in  Gloucestershire,  and  left  an  only  dau. 

Anna-Haria  Paston,  who  espoused 
George  Throckmorton,  esq.*  son  of  Sir 


*  For  a  full  account  of  the  ancient  family  of 
Throckmorton,  refer  to  Dugdale's  History  of  War- 
wickshire, Burke's  Peerage  and  Baronetage,  &c. 


Robert  Throckmorton,  bart.  of  Cough  ton, 
in  the  county  of  Warwick,  and  had  issue, 

I.  John  Courtenay,  who  inherited  the 
baronetcy  at  the  decease  of  his  grand- 
father, in  1791.  He  d.  in  1819,  and 
was  s.  by  his  brother. 

n.  George  (Sir),  who  had  assumed  the 
additional  surname  and  arms  of 
Courtenay,  upon  inheriting  the  es- 
tates of  the  Courtenays,  of  Holland. 
He  d.  s.  p.  1826. 

HI.  Charles  (Sir),  who  had  likewise 
taken  the  name  of  Courtenay  :  suc- 
ceeding, however,  to  the  Throckmor- 
ton baronetcy  and  estates  in  1826, 
Holland  devolved  upon  his  nephew, 
the  present  Robert-GeorgeThrock- 
MORTON,  esq.  of  Holland. 

IV.  William,  of  whom  presently. 

V.  Theresa,  m.  to  Thomas  Hetcalf,  esq. 
of  Bath,  and  had  issue  one  son,  Tho- 
mas-Peter Hetcalf,  who  assumed  the 
surname  of  Ho  re,  and  a  daughter, 
Haria-Theresa  Hetcalf,  m.  to  Charles 
Eyston,  esq.  of  East  Hendred  House, 
(see  vol.  i.  p.  12). 

The  fourth  son, 

William  Throckmorton,  esq.  espoused, 
in  January,  1798,  Frances,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Gilfard,  esq.  of  Chillington,  (see  vol.  i.  p. 
208)  and  had  issue, 

Robert-George,  his  heir. 
Nicholas- John,  b.  23rd  June,  1802. 
Jervis  St.  Vincent,  b.  10th  January, 
1808. 

Frances,  d.  at  Paris,  11th  Harch,  1820. 

Hary,  m.  15th  October,  1827,  to  Tho- 
mas Riddell,  esq.  of  Felton,  in  Nor- 
thumberland. 

Hr.  Throckmorton  d.  30th  Harch,  1819, 
and  was  s.  by  his  eldest  son,  the  present 
Robert  -  George  Throckmorton,  esq. 
H.P.  now  in  possession  of  the  Courtenay 
estates. 

Ai-ms — Gu.  on  a  chev.  arg.  three  bars 
gemels  sa. 

Crest — An  elephant's  head. 

Estates  —  Holland,  in  Devonshire,  ana 
Sampford  Brett,  in  Somersetshire,  Weston 
Underwood,  in  Bucks,  acquired  by  marriage 
with  the  heiress  of  Olney,  temp.  Henry  VI. 

Seat — Buckland,  Berkshire. 


163 


MORGAN,  OF  GOLDEN  GROVE. 


MORGAN,  EDWARD,  esq.  of  Golden  Grove,  in  the  county  of  Flint,  h.  1st  April, 

1793,  m.  first,  14th  Februaiy,  1827,  Charlotte,  daughter 
of  Gwyllym  Lloyd  Wardle,  esq.  of  Hartsheath,  in  the 
same  shire,  and  has  a  son, 

George-Augustus,  h.  at  Florence,  11th  April,  1828. 

He  m.  secondly,  30th  July,  1832,  Alice,  daughter  of 
John  Doug-las,  esq.  of  Gyrn,  in  Flintshire. 

Mr.  Morgan,  who  was  educated  at  the  Royal  Military 
College  of  Marlow,  entered  at  an  early  age  into  the  Royal 
Fusileers,  participated  in  almost  every  action  in  the  Pe- 
ninsula, and  was  severely  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Al- 
buera.  He  s.  his  father  in  1831,  and  is  a  magistrate  for 
Flintshire. 


Griffith,  sixth  in  descent  from  Edny- 
fed  Vychan,  m.  Angharad,  daughter  and 
heir  of  David  Lloyd  ap  Tudor,  ap  Ithel 
Vyehan,  and  had  a  son  and  successor, 

Edward  ap  Griffith,  who,  by  Angharad, 
daughter  of  John  ap  Evan  Teg,  of  Trecas- 
tell,  had  a  son, 

Thomas  ap  Edward,  who  wedded  Kathe- 
rine,  daughter  of  John  ap  Evan  Vychan  ap 
Yolyn,  of  Rhydorddu,  and  had  issue, 
I.  Morgan,  his  heir, 
n.  Hugh. 

III.  GrifHth. 

IV.  Foulk  (Sir). 

v.  Agnes,   m.   to  Hugh   Thomas  ap 

Mwyndeg. 
VI.  Katherine,  m.  to  Griffith  Vychan 
ap  Llewelyn  ap  Bel. 
The  eldest  son, 

Morgan  ap  Thomas,  espoused  Elen, 
daughter  of  Hugh  ap  John  Cynrie  ap  Ithel, 
and  had  issue, 

I.  Edward,  his  heir. 
Ji.  Janet,  m.  to  Hugh  ap  David 
Jenkyn. 

in.  Agnes,  m.  to  John  ap  Rees, 
Jolin  Benet. 

IV.  Alice,  m.  to  John  ap  Hugh 
Thomas  Mwyndeg. 

V.  Catharine,  m.  to  Ellis  ap  Rees  Wyn, 
of  Hope  Dale. 

The  son  and  successor, 

Edward  Morgan,  esq.  "  lawyer,"  as- 
sumed his  surname  in  the  early  part  of  Eli- 
zabeth's reign.  He  wedded  Catherine,  dau. 
of  John  Davies,  esq.  of  Gwasaney,  in  the 


ap 


ap 


ap 


county  of  Flint,  and  had,  with  two  daugh- 
ters, Margaret,  m.  to  Edward  Lloyd,  esq. 
of  Pentre  Hobyn,  and  Maria,  m.  to  John 
Conway,  esq.  of  Bodrhyddan,  a  son  and 
successor, 

Edward  Morgan,  esq.  "learned  in  the 
law,"  who  m.  Anne,  daughter  of  John 
Conway,  of  Bodrhyddan,  and  dying  25th 
February,  1611,  left  a  daughter,  Catherine, 
m.  28th  August,  1611,  to  John  Lloyd,  gent, 
of  Gwyrch,  and  a  son  and  heir, 

Robert  Morgan,  esq.  of  Golden  Grove, 
living  in  1622,  who  m.  Catherine,  daughter 
of  Sir  William  Jones,  of  Castell-y-march, 
1  and  had  issue, 

I.  William,  his  heir. 

II.  Elizabeth,  m.  Edward  Mostyn,  esq. 
of  Talacre,  and  had  a  son,  John  Mos- 
tyn, of  Talacre  and  Greenfield,  who 
m.  Anne,  daughter  of  Henry  Fox, 
esq.  of  Lehurst,  in  Salop,  and  was 
father  of  Edward  Mostyn,  esq.  of 
Talacre,  created  a  Baronet,  22nd 
Car.  II.  whose  lineal  descendant 
and  representative  is  the  present 

Sir  Edward  Mostyn,  of  Talacre, 
bart.  ( See  Burke's  Peerage 
and  Baronetage. ) 

III.  Anne,  m.  to  Thomas  Humfries,  of 
Bodlweddan. 

IV.  Jane,  m.  to  John  Thelwall,  esq.  of 
Llanrhydd. 

V.  Catharine,  m.  to  Griffith  Lloyd,  of 
Gwyrch. 

VI.  Dorothy,  m.  to  Thomas  Davies,  esq. 
colonel  for  Charles  I.  and  constable 


164 


LONG,  OF  HAMPTON  LODGE. 


of  Hawarden  Castle,  in  1643,  who 
was  left  guardian  to  his  nephew, 
Robert  Davies,  esq.  of  Gwysaney, 
nominated  in  1660,  an  intended 
knight  of  the  Royal  Oak,  (see  vol.  i. 
p.  693). 

Mr.  Morgan  was  at  his  decease  by  his 
son, 

Captain  William  Morgan,  of  Golden 
Grove,  who  ni.  Eliza,  daughter  of  Tho- 
mas Whitley,  esq.  of  Aston,  and  had  a  son 
and  heir, 

Edward  Morgan,  esq.  who  was  slain  at 
Winnington  Bridge,  leaving,  by  Elizabeth, 
his  wife,  daughter  of  Thomas  White,  esq.  a 
son  and  successor, 

Edward  Morgan,  esq.  of  Golden  Grove, 
who  wedded  Ursula,  daughter  of  Sir  Henry 
Bunbury,  bart.  of  Stanney,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Edward,  his  heir. 

II.  Thomas,  a  captain  in  Barbadoes. 
HI.  William. 

IV.  Elizabeth 

V.  Catharine,  who  lived  at  Chester. 
Mr.  Morgan  died  in  1682,  and  was  s.  by 
his  son, 

Edward  Morgan,  esq.  of  Golden  Grove, 
b.  in  1669,  who  served  the  office  of  sheriff 
for  Flintshire  in  1701.  He  m.  Frances, 
daughter  of  William  Bankes,  esq.  of  Wyn- 
stanley,  and  had  a  daughter,  Catherine, 
m.  to  Robert  Bankes,  esq.  of  Wynstanley, 
and  a  son, 

Edward  Morgan,  esq.  of  Golden  Grove, 
who  m.  Anne,  daughter  and  heiress  of 
Robert  Crompton,  esq.  of  Kinnerton  and 
Bache,  in  Cheshire,  and  had  issue, 

Crompton,  who  d.  v.  p.  in  1734,  unm. 

Peter. 

Elizabeth,  d.  unmarried. 


Mr.  Morgan,  who  was  high  sheriff  of  Flint- 
shire in  1738,  d.  in  1749,  and  was  s.  by  his 
son, 

Peter  Morgan,  esq.  of  Golden  Grove, 
high  sheriff  in  1752.  This  gentleman  wedded 
Margaret,  daughter  of  John  Hesketh,  esq. 
of  Warrington,  and  dying  in  1780,  left  a 
daughter,  Margaret,  who  d.  unmarried,  and 
a  son  and  successor, 

Edward  Morgan,  esq.  of  Golden  Grove, 
lieutenant-colonel  of  the  Flintshire  Militia, 
a  deputy  lieutenant  and  magistrate  for 
nearly  forty  years,  and  high  sheriff  in  1792, 
b.  7th  August,  1759,  who  m.  in  April,  1792, 
Louisa,  daughter  and  co-heiress  of  the  late 
Thomas  Griffith,  esq.  of  Rhual,  and  had 
issue, 

I.  Edward,  his  heir. 

II.  Augustus-Henry,  of  St.  John's  Col- 
lege, Cambridge. 

III.  Louisa  -  Henrietta,  m.  in  March, 
1823,  Richard  Augustus  Tucker 
Steward,  esq.  of  Nottington  House, 
lieutenant  -  colonel  of  the  Dorset 
Militia,  and  late  M.P.  for  Weymouth. 

Mr.  Morgan  died  28th  June,  1831,  and  was 
s.  by  his  elder  son,  the  present  Edward 
Morgan,  esq.  of  Golden  Grove. 

Arms — Quarterly;  first,  gu.  a  chevron 
ermine  between  three  Saxon's  heads  ppr. ; 
secondly,  arg.  a  pelican  sa.  feeding  its  young ; 
third,  arg.  between  three  boars'  heads,  a 
chevron  sa. ;  fouth,  a  lion  passant  ppr. 

Crests — A  Saxon's  head  and  a  Cornish 
chough  ppr. 

Motto — Heb  Dduw  heb  ddim  a  Dduw 
Digon. 

instates — In  Flintshire,  possessed  by  the 
family  prior  to  the  Conquest. 

Seat — Golden  Grove,  built  in  1578. 


LONG,  OF  HAMPTON  LODGE, 


LONG, 


I  o  o 

o  o  o 
o  o 


HENRY-LAWES,  esq.  of  Hampton  Lodge,  in  the  county  of  Surrey, 
and  of  East  Barnet,  in  the  county  of  Herts,  m.  25th 
July,  1 822,  Lady  Catharine  Walpole,  youngest  daughter 
of  the  late,  and  sister  of  the  present  Earl  of  Orford,  and 
has  issue. 


Charlotte-Caroline-Georgiana. 
Catharine-Beatrice. 
Emma-Sophia. 
Mary- Elizabeth. 

Mr.  Long  succeeded  to  the  estates  upon  the  demise  of 
his  father  in  1825. 


7 


LONG,  OF  HAMPTON  LODGE. 


165 


JThis  family  is  of  Wiltshire  origin,  where 
various  branches  of  that  name  have  been 
established  for  several  centuries.* 

John  Longe,  of  Netheravon,  in  that 
county,  d.  in  1630,  leaving  by  Catharine, 
his  wife,  besides  an  elder  son  John,  a  second 
son, 

Timothy  Longe,  born  1610,  m.  Jane,  only 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Oliver  Brunsell,  vicar 
of  Wroughton,t  in  the  county  of  Wilts,  by 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henry  Marty n,  of 
Upham,  in  the  parish  of  Albourne,  in  the 
same  county,  and  of  the  Inner  Temple,  by 
Jane,  daughter  of  Thomas  Walrond,  of  Al- 
bourne, forester  in  fee  of  that  chace.  He 
died  in  1691,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Timothy  Long,  in  holy  orders,  b.  in 
1636,  rector  of  St.  Alphage,  London, 
d.  unm.  14th  September,  1665,  dur- 
ing the  great  plague,  as  stated  in 
Peck's  Desiderata. 

II.  Samuel. 

Samuel  Long,  second  son,  b.  at  Wrough- 
ton  in  1638,  accompanied  the  expedition, 
under  Penn  and  Venables,  which  conquered 


*  Camden  derives  the  name  of  Long  from  the 
traditionary  fact,  that  "  a  young  gentleman  of  the 
House  of  Preux,"  being  a  follower  of  the  Lord 
Treasurer  Hungerford,  was  "  preferred  by  him  to 
a  good  marriage,"  and  adopted  it  by  reason  of  his 
Stature.  Leland  designates  him  as  "  a  stoute  felaw 
set  up  by  one  of  the  old  Lords  Hungerford." 
Tho  principal  family  of  the  name  was  very  early 
seated  at  South  Wraxall,  and  afterwards  at  Dray- 
cot,  by  marriage  in  the  time  of  Henry  VI.  with 
the  heiress  of  Cerne.  These  properties  were  dis- 
severed in  1610,  when  the  male  line  of  W raxall 
became  extinct  in  1715,  and  that  of  Draycot  in 
1805.  There  is  now  no  known  male  issue  exist- 
ing of  this  family.  Another  extensive  branch  of 
the  name  was  early  settled  at  Semington,  Trow- 
bridge, Whaddon,  Monkton,  and  Rowd  Ashton, 
places  in  the  vicinity  of  Wraxall,  and  at  Becking- 
ton  and  Stratton  in  Somersetshire.    There  is  at 

g resent  no  known  male  issue  extant  of  this 
ranch.  A  third  was  early  seated  at  Pottern  and 
Cheverell  in  the  same  vicinity,  and  became  the 
male  ancestry  of  R.  G.  Long,  esq.  of  Rowd  Ash- 
ton, and  of  Walter  Long,  esq.  of  Preshaw,  in 
Hants.  This  branch  acquired  the  possessions  of 
Wraxall,  Rowd  Ashton,  &c.  by  an  intermarriage 
with  the  heir  female  of  the  Monkton  line,  in 
which  they  had  centered  in  the  person  of  the  late 
Walter  Long,  esq.  who  d.  in  1807. 

The  mutual  mention  made  of  one  another  in 
wills  and  various  documents  at  early  periods,  by 
different  members  of  these  four  families,  may  be 
received  as  presumptive  evidence  in  favour  of  a 
common  ancestry. 

t  Her  eldest  brother,  the  Rev.  Henry  Brunsell, 
LL.D.  prebendary  of  Ely,  and  rector  of  Stretham, 
in  Cambridgeshire,  to.  one  of  the  sisters  of  the 
celebrated  Sir  Christopher  Wren. 


Jamaica  in  1655,  as  a  lieutenant  in  Colonel 
D'Oyley's  regiment,  with  whom  he  was  con- 
nected, and  was  further  appointed  secretary 
to  Cromwell's  commissioners.  He  received 
large  grants  of  land  in  that  island,  where  he 
became  a  colonel  of  horse,  chief  justice, 
speaker  of  the  assembly,  and  one  of  the 
council.  He  was  subsequently  distinguished 
for  his  spirited  and  successful  resistance  to 
the  arbitrary  measures  of  the  crown  in  1679, 
as  related  in  Edwards's  West  Indies.  He 
died  in  1683,  and  had  by  his  wife,  Eliza- 
beth, (who  remarried  the  Rev.  John  Towers, 
rector  of  Swaffham  Bulbec,  in  the  county 
of  Cambridge,  grandson  of  John  Towers, 
Bishop  of  Peterborough,  and  died  1710,) 
the  following  issue, 

I.  Samuel,*  b.  1667,  d.  1677. 

II.  John,*  b.  1674,  d.  1677. 

III.  Charles,  his  heir. 

IV.  Elizabeth,  b.  1670,  m.  first,  Henry 
Lowe,  esq.  of  Goadby  Marwood,  in 
the  county  of  Leicester,  and  secondly, 
Henry  Smallwood,  esq.  She  had 
issue  by  her  first  husband, 

1.  Samuel,  of  Goadby  Marwood, 
M.P.  for  Aldborough,  and  comp- 
troller of  the  ordnance  in  Ire- 
land, who  d.  unm.  in  1731. 

2.  Elizabeth,  m.  Samuel  Moore> 
esq.  by  whom  she  had  Sir  Henry 
Moore,bart.  hereafter  mentioned. 

3.  Susanna,  m.  Theobald  TaalFe,. 
esq.  M.P.  and  d.  s.  p. 

V.  Vere,*  b.  1672,  d.  1677. 

VI.  Mary,*  b.  1677,  d.  1677. 


*  These  children  are  busied  in  the  chancel  of 
the  church  of  St.  Catherine  at  St.  lago  de  la 
Vega,  or  Spanish  Town,  under  a  slab  bearing  the 
arms  granted  to  Edward  Long,  of  Monkton,  in 
1589,  viz.  a  lion  passant,  on  a  chief  three  cross 
crosslets.  Crest,  out  of  a  ducal  crown  a  lion's 
head. 

The  monument  of  their  father  has  also  the  same 
armorial  bearings,  together  with  the  following  in- 
scription : — 

Samuel  Long, 
Pietate  illustris,  ingenio  inclytus, 
JustitiS,  ornatus,  famk  clarissimus, 
Corpore  recto,  animo  vegeto, 
Pra;mature  senuit  et  sapuit. 
Post  xLV  annos. 
Quos  vixerat  prout  virum  generorum  et  vere  cla- 
rissimum  decuit, 
Tandem  fato  cedens, 
Quod  habuit  terrenum  terrae  reddidit. 
Igne  recoctum,  diei  novissimae, 
Denuo  resumpturus, 
Et  coelitus  quod  erat, 
Et  patri,  et  patriae,  spiritus,  et  amatae  rediit 
Astreai. 
Obiit  anno  dni.  mdclxxxiu, 
Junii  38«. 


166 


LONG,  OF  HAMPTON  LODGE. 


Charles  Long,  of  Longville,  Jamaica, 
and  of  Hurts  Hall,  in  the  parish  of  Sax- 
mundham,  in  the  county  of  Suffolk,  only 
Burviving  son,  was  born  in  1679,  and  re- 
turned to  parliament  for  Dunwich  in  1716. 
He  m.  first,  in  1699,  Amy,  eldest  daughter 
of  Sir  Nicholas  Lawes,  knt.  governor  of  Ja- 
maica, and  had  issue  by  her,  who  d.  in 
1702, 

I.  Samuel,  his  heir. 

II.  Elizabeth,  b.  1701,  m.  John  Hamer- 
ton,  esq.  secretary  to  South  Carolina, 
and  d.  s.  p.  in  1772. 

He  married,  secondly,  in  1703,  Jane,  dau. 
and  heir  of  Sir  William  Beeston,  knt.  go- 
vernor of  Jamaica,  and  relict  of  Sir  Thomas 
Modyford,  bart.  by  whom,  who  died  in  1724, 
he  had  issue, 

III.  Charles,  b.  1705,  of  Hurts  Hall, 
m.  Mary,  daughter  and  heir  of  Dud- 
ley North,  esq.  of  Glemham  Hall,  in 
the  county  of  Suffolk,  nephew  of 
Francis,  first  Earl  of  Guildford,  lord 
keeper,  &c.  He  died  in  1778,  leaving 
two  sons, 

1.  Charles,  b.  1748,  of  Hurts  Hall, 
ni.  his  cousin,  Jane,  (now  of 
Hurts  Hall,)  daughter  of  Beeston 
Long,  esq.  and  died  in  1813,  hav- 
ing had  issue  two  sons,  Charles 
and  Dudley,  both  of  whom  died 
young. 

2.  Dudley,  b.  1749,  of  Glemham 
Hall  and  Hurts  Hall,  member 
in  several  parliaments,  assumed 
the  name  of  North,  m.  the  Hon. 
Sophia-Anderson  Pelham,  dau. 
of  the  last,  and  sister  of  the  pre- 
sent Lord  Yarborough,  and  d.  s.  p. 
in  1829. 

IV.  William,  a  lieutenant  in  the  Earl 
of  Pembroke's  dragoons,  b.  1706, 
d.  unm. 

V.  Beeston,  of  Carshalton  Park,  in  the 
county  of  Surrey,  b.  in  1710,  m.  in 
1745,  Susanna,  daughter  and  heir  of 
Abraham  Cropp,  esq.  of  Richmond,  in 
Surrey,  and  d.  in  1785,  having  had 
issue, 

1.  Samuel,  of  Carshalton,  M.P.  for 
Ilchestcr,  and  sheriff  for  Surrey 
in  1790,  m.  Lady  Jane  Maitland, 
dau.  of  the  last,  and  sister  of  the 
present  Earl  of  Lauderdale,  (who 
m.  secondly.  Lieutenant-general 
Sir  William  Houston,  G.  C.  B.) 
He  d.  in  1807,  and  left  issue, 
Samuel,  lieut.- colonel  grena- 
dier guards,  whom,  first,  the 
Hon.  Louisa-Emily  Stanley, 
second  daughter  of  Edward, 
Lord  Stanley,  and  secondly, 
Sydney,  daughter  of  Arthur 
A.therley,    esq.   M.  P.  for 
Southampton. 


Charles   Maitland,    in  holy 

orders. 
Mary. 

2.  Richard,  d.  unm.  at  Oxford. 

3.  Beeston,  of  Coombe  House, 
Surrey,  a  bank  director,  who 
m.  1786,  Frances-Louisa,  eldest 
dau.  of  Sir  Richard  Neave,  bart. 
and  dying  in  1820,  left  issvie, 

William,  who  married  in  1830, 
Eleonora-Charlotte,  sister  of 
Sir  Edward  Poore,  bart.  of 
Rushall,  and  has  a  son, 
William  Beeston. 

Caroline-Jane,  died  in  1824. 

Amelia- Ann. 

Maria,  m.  to  Henry-Seymour 
Montagu,  esq.  an(^  died  in 
1832,  leaving  issue. 

4.  Charles,  Lord  Farnborough, 
(see  Burke's  Peerage). 

5.  George,  first  lieutenant  of  the 
Superbe,  killed  at  the  storming 
of  Trincomalee,  in  1782,  unm. 

6.  William,  in  holy  orders,  canon 
of  Windsor,  rector  of  Pulham, 
in  Norfolk,  and  of  Sternfield,  in 
Suffolk. 

7.  Richard,  d.  unmarried. 

8.  Sarah,  m.  in  1774,  to  Sir  George 
William  Prescott,  bart.  and  left 
issue. 

9.  Jane,  m.  to  her  cousin,  Charles 
Long,  esq.  of  Hurts  Hall. 

10.  Susannah,  married  to  the  Rev. 
George  Chamberlayne. 

VI.  .Jane,  b.  in  1709,  m.  first,  to  Roger 
Drake,  esq.  of  Shirley,  Surrey,  and 
secondly,  to  the  Marquess  D'Aragona, 
of  Modena. 
VII.  Anne,  6.  in  1713,  w.  to  the  Rev.  Phi- 
lip Carter,  vicar  of  Tunstall,  Suffolk. 
VIII.  Susannah,  d.  unmarried,  in  1820, 
aged  103. 

The  only  son  of  Charles  Long,  of  Longville, 
by  his  first  wife.  Amy  Lawes, 

Samuel  Long,  esq.  b.  in  1700,  a  captain 
in  Queen  Caroline's  Dragoons,  and  keeper 
of  the  king's  palace  at  Newmarket,  married 
Mary,  second  dau.  of  Bartholomew  Tate, 
esq.  of  Delapre  Abbey,  in  the  county  of 
Northampton,  (by  Mary,  daughter  and  co- 
heir of  Edward  Noel,  esq.  of  the  Gainsbo- 
rough family)  and  co-heir,  Avith  her  sister 
Catharine,  to  the  ancient  baronies  of  Zouche, 
of  Harringworth,  St.  Maur,  and  Lovel  of 
Cary.    He  d.  in  1757,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Samuel,  died  young. 

II.  Robert,  b.  in  1729,  who  m.  Lucy, 
daughter  of  George-Ann  Cooke,  esq. 
gentleman  usher  to  George  II.  and 
George  III.  and  by  that  lady  (who 
m.  secondly,  John  Bagshall,  esq.  and 
thirdly,  Comte  de  la  Salle)  had  three 
daughters, 


LONG,  OF  HAMPTON  LODGE. 


167 


Jane-Catharine-Sarah,  m.  to  John 
Oliver,  esq.  of  Hoole  Hall, 
Cheshire,  and  has  issue. 

Mary-Charlotte,  m.  to  her  cousin, 
Samuel  Scudamore  Heming,  esq. 
and  left  issue. 

Lucy-Ann,  m.  to  Thomas  Bay  ley 
Howell,  esq.  of  Prinknash  Park, 
Gloucestershire,  and  left  issue. 

III.  Charles,  lieutenant  49th  foot,  who 
d.  s.  p.  1756. 

IV.  Edward,  of  whom  hereafter. 

V.  Catharine-Maria,  b.  in  1727,  m.  Sir 
Henry  Moore,  hart. 

VI.  Susannah-Charlotte,  b.  in  1733,  m. 
first,  George  Ellis,  esq.  by  whom  she 
had  the  late  George  Ellis,  esq.  the 
accomplished  author  of  the  Early 
English  Poets,  &c.  and  secondly, 
Lieut.-General  Sir  David  Lindsay, 
bart.  and  left  issue. 

VII.  Amelia-Elizabeth,  b.  in  1740,  m. 
Samuel  Heming,  esq.  and  left  issue. 

The  fourth  son,  but  only  surviving  male  heir, 
Edward  Long,  esq.  b.  in  1734,  barrister 
of  Gray's  Inn,  accompanied  his  brother-in- 
law.  Sir  Henry  Moore,  to  Jamaica,  as  se- 
cretary, was  afterwards  appointed  chief 
judge  of  the  vice-admiralty  court,  Jamaica, 
and  was  author  of  the  history  of  that  island. 
He  m.  Mary  Ballard,  daughter  and  heir  of 
Thomas  Beckford,  esq.  (see  family  of  Beck- 
ford,  of  FoNTHiLL,  vol.  i.  p.  679)  and  relict 
of  John  Pallmer,  esq.  by  whom  (who  died  in 
1797)  he  had  issue, 

EDWARD-BEESTON,his  heir. 
Robert-Ballard,  a  lieutenant-general  in 
the  army  and  lieutenant-colonel  15th 
hussars,  who  d.  unmarried,  in  1825. 
Charles  -  Beckford,  who  m.  Frances- 
Monro,  daughter  and  heir  of  Lucius 
Tucker,  esq.  of  Norfolk  St.  Park 
Lane,  (by  Frances,  daughter  and  heir 
of  William  Jenkyns,  esq.  captain  royal 
horse  Grenadier  guards)  and  by  her, 
who  died  in  1813,  has  had  issue, 

1.  Charles-Edward. 

2.  Robert  Beckford,  d.  1827. 

3.  Mary-Henrietta. 

4.  Charlotte-Monro,  b.  and  d.  in 
1805. 

5.  Caroline-Elizabeth. 
Catharine,  in.  to  Richard  Dawkins,  esq. 


fourth  son  of  Henry  Dawkins,  esq. 

of  Standlynch,  Wilts,  and  d.  in  1826, 

leaving  issue. 
Charlotte,  m.  to  Sir  George  Pococke, 

bart.  and  has  issue. 
Elizabeth,  m,  to  Lord  Henry-Moly- 

neux  Howard,  deputy  earl-marshall 

of  England,  and  has  issue. 
Mr.  Long  died  in  1813,  and  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  son, 

Edward  Be-eston  Long,  esq.  of  Hamp- 
ton, who  married  Mary,  daughter  of  John 
Thomlinson,  esq.  M.P.  for  Steyning,  (by 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Martin  Blake,  esq.) 
and  heir  to  her  grandfather,  John  Thom- 
linson, esq.  of  East  Barnet,  and  by  her 
(who  d.  in  1818)  he  had  issue, 

Edward  Noel,  ensign  Coldstream  regi- 
ment of  foot  guards,  lost  on  his  pas- 
sage to  Spain,  in  1809. 
Henry-Lawes,  heir  to  his  father. 
Frederic-Beckford,  who  m.  Maria- 
Elizabeth,  fifth  daughter  of  Jamea 
Daniell,  esq.  and  has  issue, 

1 .  Josephine-Margaret-Elizabeth.- 

2.  Isabella. 

3.  Augusta-Caroline. 

Mary,  m.  to  Charles  Devon,  esq.  of 

Rackenford,  in  Devonshire. 
Charlotte,    m.    to    George  Grenville 
Pigott,  esq.  M.P.  for  St.  Mawes,  in 
1830,  son  and  heir  of  William  Pigott, 
esq.  of  Dodershall  Park,  Bucks,  and 
d.  s.  p.  in  1823. 
Mr.  Long  d.  in  1825,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 
Henry  -  Lawes  Long,  esq.  of  Hampton 
Lodge. 

Arms — Quarterly,  first,  sa.  a  lion  passant 
arg.  holding  in  the  dexter  paw  a  cross 
crosslet  fitchee  or,  on  a  chief  of  the  second, 
three  cross  crosslets  of  the  field,  for  Long.. 
Second,  party,  per  fess  or  and  gu.  a  pale 
counterchanged,  three  Cornish  choughs  ppr. 
for  Tate  ;  third,  gu.  ten  bezants,  a  canton 
erm.  for  Zouche  ;  fourth,  arg.  two  chev- 
ronels  gu.  in  chief  a  label  of  five  points  az. 
for  St.  Maur. 

Crest — Out  of  a  ducal  coronet  or,  a  lionV 
head  arg.  gutte  de  sang. 

Motto — Pieux  quoique  preux. 

Estates — In  the  counties  of  Surrey,  Herts, 
and  Middlesex. 

Seat — Hampton  Lodge,  Farnham,  Surrey. 


168 


MUCKLESTON,  OF  MERRINGTON. 


MUCKLESTON,  The  Reverend  JOHN-FLETCHER,  D.  D.  of  Christchurch 
College,  Oxford,  a  prebendary  of  Lichfield  and  Wolverhampton,  m.  16th  April,  1793, 
Louisa,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  John  Preston,  of  Askham  Bryan,  in  the  county  of  York, 
and  had  issue, 

I.  John,  in  holy  orders. 

II.  Rowland,  a  scholar  of  Worcester  College,  Oxford. 

III.  Louisa. 

IV.  Ann,  m.  to  Arthur  Battersby,  esq. 
V.  Mary. 

Dr.  Muckleston,  who  inherited  Merrington,  in  the  county  of  Salop,  at  the  decease  of  his 
father,  sold  that  estate  in  1817  to  his  cousin,  Joseph  Muckleston,  esq.  of  Prescot,  who 
was  high-sheriff  of  Salop  in  1788. 


21  H 


The  family  of  Muckleston  is  of  con- 
siderable antiquity  in  the  county  of  Salop. 

A  charter  of  the  Earl  of  Arundel  and 
Surrey,  dated  1399,  recites  tliat  the  lands 
of  Roger,  son  of  Roger  de  Mokleston, 
had  been  seised  into  the  hands  of  the  earl, 
his  father,  **  whom  God  assoile,"  by  reason 
of  forfeiture  for  outlawry,  pronounced 
against  Roger,  the  son,  for  the  death  of 
Richard  de  Mokleston,  his  brother,  by  him 
feloniously  slain  ;  and  it  further  states,  that 
Richard  Yrland,  of  Oswestry,  had,  notwith- 
standing the  lands  were  in  the  earl's  hands, 
purchased  them  in  fee  simple  from  the  said 
Roger,  the  son,  "  now  by  the  advise  of  our 
council,"  says  the  earl,  (such  is  the  almost 
regal  style  of  our  ancient  nobles)  "  and  for 
the  sum  of  £20  paid  by  Yrland  to  us,  we 
pardon  his  purchase  of  the  said  land,  w  ith- 
out  having  first  obtained  our  license." 

There  can  be  no  doubt  that  this  transac- 
tion refers  to  the  family  before  us,  but  it  is 
difficult  to  assign  its  proper  place  in  the 
pedigree,  which  commences  with 


HocsKYN  MuccLESTON,  bom  in  1346, 
who  wedded  Gertrude,  daughter  of  Hugh 
Kynaston,  and  was  father  of 

Roger  Muccleston,  living  in  1366,  and 
1383,  who  m.  Susan  Ottley,  and  besides,  of 
his  son,  William,  who  continued  the  line, 
was  probably  father  of  the  Roger  and 
Richard,  mentioned  in  the  deed.*  His  son 
and  successor, 

William  Muccleston,  espoused  Rebecca 
Lucie,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Thomas  Muccleston,  living  in  the  9th 
Henry  IV.  who  by  his  wife,  Anne  Harris, 
had  a  son  and  heir, 

William  Muckleston,  who  wedded  in 
the  reign  of  Henry  VI.  Cicely,  daughter  of 
Richard  Ireland,  of  Oswestry,  and  was  s. 
by  his  son, 

Thomas  Muckleston,  living  in  1471, 
great  grandfather  of 

John  Muckleston,  esq.  who  married 
Anne,  daughter  of  Edward  Lloyd,  of  Llwyn- 
y-maen,  and  is  styled  of  Pen-y-lan,  in  Llan- 
vorda,  near  Oswestry.    His  son  and  heir, 

Edward  Muckleston,  esq.  of  Pen-y-lan, 
recorder  of  Oswestry,  became  possessed  of 
the  estate  of  Meriden,  now  Merrington,  in 
the  parish  of  Preston  Gobalds,  by  his  mar- 
riage (4th  January,  1615)  with  Mary,  daugh- 
ter and  heiress  of  Thomas  Corbet,  esq.  by 
Sarah,  his  wife,  sister  and  heiress  of  Thomas 
Colefoxe,  esq.  of  Merrington.  Edward 
Muckleston  died  in  1638,  and  left  issue, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

II.  Rowland,  successor  to  his  brother. 

III.  Richard,  of  Shrewsbury,  who  mar- 
ried and  had  issue, 

1.  Richard,  who  m.  the  daughter 


*  Blake  way's  Sheriffs  of  Salop. 


MUCKLESTON,  OF  MERRINGTON. 


169 


4.  Martha  Harwood,  m.  to  Simon 
Hanmer. 

5.  Abigail  Harwood,  m.  to  John 
Congreve,  esq.  of  Congreve. 

6.  Anne  Harwood,  m.  to  George 
Curties,  esq. 

The  eldest  son, 

John  Muckleston,  esq.  succeeded  his 
father  in  his  estates,  and  in  the  office  of 
recorder.  He  died  unmarried,  in  1663, 
when  Merrington  devolved  upon  his  brother, 

Rowland  Muckleston,  esq.  who  es- 
poused Margaret,  daughter  of  Andrew 
Bowdler,  gent,  and  had  (with  two  daugh- 
ters, Mary,  m.  to  —  Maddox,  esq.  of  Astley, 
and  Margaret,  m.  first  to  John  Howard,  and 
secondly,  to  Mr.  John  Collier,  A.M.)  a  son 
and  successor, 

Edward  Muckleston,  esq.  of  Merring- 
ton, who  wedded  Anne,  daughter  of  John 
Joyce,  of  Cockshutt,  and  had  issue, 
Edward,  his  heir. 

John,  who  m.  Miss  Mary  Price,  and 

had  a  son.  Price. 
Richard,  who  m.  Miss  Sarah  Cowkley, 
and  had  a  daughter,  Sarah,  m.  to 
Mr.  Edward  Topham. 
The  eldest  son, 

Edward  Muckleston,  esq.  of  Merring- 
ton, had  by  Miss  Anne  Adams,  his  wife,  a 
son  and  heir, 

John  Muckleston,  esq.  of  Merrington, 
who  m.  Miss  Jane  Sandland,  and  was  s.  by 
his  son, 

John  Muckleston,  esq.  of  Shrewsbury 
and  Merrington,  who  m.  Mary,  daughter 
and  co-heiress  of  John  Fletcher,*  esq.  of 
Lichfield,  and  had  issue, 

John-Fletcher,  his  heir. 
Charles-Bowdler,  of  Shrewsbury,  who 
m.  Miss  Mary  Smith,  of  Shrewsbury, 
and  left  one  son,  Edward,  of  the  25th 
regiment,  who  in.  Miss  Eliza  Jeffreys, 
of  Willcott,  in  Salop,  and  a  daugh- 
ter, Mary,  m.  to  Edward  Shaw,  esq. 
of  Condover  Grange,  Salop. 
Martha,  m.  to  William  Gary,  esq.  of 
Cannock. 

Mr.  Muckleston  died  about  the  year  1780, 
and  was  s.  by  his  elder  son,  the  present 
Rev.  John  Fletcher  Muckleston,  D.D. 

Arms — Vert,  on  a  fesse  arg.  between  three 
greyhounds'  heads  erased  of  the  second, 
three  crosses  pattee  gu. 

Crest — A  greyhound's  head  erased,  ppr. 
collared  gules. 

Residence — The  Cathedral  Close,  Lich- 
field. 


of  John  Tayluar,  esq.  of  Rod- 
dyngton,  and  had  an  only  child, 
John,  of  Bickton,  who  wedded 
Miss  Anne  Tong,  and  left 
an  only  daughter  and  heir, 
Lettice,  m.  to  Richard 
Jenkins,  esq.   of  the 
county  of  Salop. 

2.  Edward,  who  m.  Grace,  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  Owen,  esq.  of  Wil- 
cott,  and  had  two  sons,  Richard, 
of  Greenfields,  and  Edward,  who 
d.  unmarried. 

3.  Joseph,  of  Shrewsbury,  who  m. 
Miss  Mary  Hawkins,  and  had 

Joseph,  of  Shrewsbury,  who 
m.  Catherine,  daughter  of 
William  Hawkins,  esq.  of 
Burton-upon-Trent,  and  had 
an  only  daughter  and  heir- 
ess, Catherine,  m.  to  Samuel 
Griffith,  esq.  of  Dinthill. 
Richard,  whom.  Mary, another 
daughter  of  William  Haw- 
kins, esq.  and  left  issue, 
Joseph,  of  Prescott,  high 
sheriff  of  Salop  in  1788, 
who  purchased  in  1817, 
as  already  stated,  the 
estate  of  Merrington, 
from  his  cousin,  Dr. 
Muckleston.    He  died 
unmarried. 
William-Hawkins,  M.D. 
of   London,    who  m. 
Frances,   daughter  of 
Thomas  Prestland,  esq. 
of  Walford,  and  left 
an  only  daughter  and 
heiress,  Elizabeth,  m. 
to    Robert  Aglionby 
Slany,  esq.  son  of  R. 
Slany,  esq.  of  Hatton. 

4.  Benjamin,  died  unmarried. 

6.  Mary,  m.  to  John  Edwards,  esq. 
of  Ness  Strange,  in  the  county 
of  Salop,  (see  page  80). 

6.  Sarah,  m,  to  Morgan  Powell, 
esq. 

.  Margery,  m.  to  Robert  Haywood, 
esq.  of  Woodhouse. 
Sarah,  m.  to  Francis  Lloyd,  esq.  of 
Cockshutt. 

.  Anne,  m.  to  John  Harwood,  esq.  of 
Tern,  and  had  issue, 

1.  John  Harwood,  LL.B. 

2.  Thomas  Harwood,  of  Tern  Hall, 
who  m.  Margaret,  sister  of  the 
Right  Hon.  Richard  Hill,  and 
was  grandfather  of  Noel  Hill, 
first  Lord  Berwick. 

3.  Edward  Harwood,  m.  and  left 
issue. 


*  Mr.  Fletcher's  mother  was  daughter  of  Ralph 
Thicknesse,  esq.  of  Batterly,  by  Bridget,  his  wife, 
daughter  of  Sir  John  Egerton,  of  Wrinehill,  who 
d,  in  1675. 


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ALEXANDER,  OF  POWIS. 


ALEXANDER,  EDWARD,  esq.  of  Powis,  in  the  county  of  Clackmannan,  b.  in 

1768,  m.  first,  in  1801,  Miss  Colquhoun, 
daughter  of  R.  Colquhoun,  esq.  and  sister  of 
Gideon  Colquhoun,  esq.  late  Resident  at 
Bussorah,  but  had  no  issue.  He  espoused, 
secondly,  in  1803,  Catherine,  daughter  of 
John  Glas,  esq.  and  niece  of  Major-General 
Sir  Alexander  Bryce,  K.  C.  H.  Inspector- 
general  of  Fortifications,  and  of  Dr.  Bryce, 
Dean  of  the  Chapel  Royal.  By  this  lady  he 
has  had. 


I.  James-Edward,  Captain  in  the  42nd  Royal  Highlanders,  K.L.S.  author  of 
Travels,  &c. 

II.  John,  Captain  in  the  Rifle  Brigade,  who  assumed  the  surname  of  Henderson, 
on  succeeding  to  the  estate  of  Westerton,  at  the  decease  of  his  uncle,  John 
Henderson,  esq.  in  whose  family  the  lands  of  Westerton  had  been  for  several 
hundred  years. 

III.  Euphemia-Mayne,  who  d.  unmarried  in  1823. 

IV.  Mary-Bryce. 
V.  Catherine-Glas. 

Mr.  Alexander,  a  deputy-lieutenant,  &c.  succeeded  to  Powis  upon  the  demise  of  his 
cousin,  James  Mayne,  esq.  in  1808. 


This  family,  which  claims  to  be  a  branch 
from  the  same  root  as  the  Earls  of  Stir- 
ling, inherits  the  lands  of  Powis  from  the 
heiress  of  Mayne,  whose  progenitors,  de- 
scending from  the  Maynes  of  Lochwood, 
were  settled  near  Stirling,  and  have  been 
landed  proprietors  in  that  neighbourhood 
since  the  commencement  of  the  fifteenth 
century. 

William  Mayne,  living  femp.  QweewMARY 
and  James  VI.  held  in  fee,  from  the  baron 
of  TuUibodie  (Alexander),  the  lands  of  Pile, 
within  a  few  miles  of  Stirling,  then  the  chief 
residence  of  the  family,  in  which,  as  well  as 
in  the  possessions  in  Clackmannanshire,  he 
was  s.  by  his  son, 

John  Mayne,  esq.  h.  in  1586,  who  m.  first, 
Catherine  Kerr,  of  the  family  of  Fairney- 
hirst,  and  had  issue, 

John,  who  m.  Margaret,  sister  of  Cap- 
tain Robert  Anderson,  of  Glasgow, 
and  left  at  his  decease,  in  his  father's 
lifetime,  two  sons  and  a  daughter, 
viz. 

William,  who    his  grandfather. 

Edward,  who  went  to  St.  Lucar 
and  Lisbon,  and  acquired  the 
lands  of  Powis  and  Logie,  in  the 
shires  of  Perth  and  Clackman- 
nan, and  got  a  charter  of  them 
under  tlie  great  seal,  dated  in 
1731.   He  d.  unmarried  in  1743. 


Catherine,  m.  to  James  Burn,  of 
Stirling. 
Margaret. 
Janet. 
Mary. 

He  wedded,  secondly,  Margaret,  sister- 
german  of  Sir  James  Hall,  of  Dunglas  ;  and 
thirdly,  Janet  Burn,  but  had  no  other  chil- 
dren. He  died  at  the  unusually  advanced 
age  of  110,  in  1696,  and  was  s.  by  his  grand- 
son, 

William  Mayne,  esq.  who  was,  by  his 
brother,  put  in  possession  of  the  lands  of 
Powis  and  Logie  in  1731.  He  m.  first, 
Euphan  Christie,  of  Lecropt,  and  had,  with 
several  daughters,  three  sons,  viz. 

I.  John,  a  merchant  in  London  and 
Lisbon,  who  m.  Jean,  daughter  of 
Etheldred  Davie,  esq.  of  the  county 
of  Devon,  and  had  three  sons,  Ed- 
ward, John,  and  Henry,  and  two 
daughters,  Margaret  and  Elizabeth, 
the  issue  of  all  of  whom  is  now 
extinct. 

II.  James,  of  whom  presently. 

III.  Edward,  of  Powis,  who  m.  Janet, 
daughter  of  James  Henderson,  esq.  of 
Westertown,  by  whom  he  had,  with 
several  daughters,  one  of  whom  w. 
Alexander  Cunningham,  of  Capeston, 
two  sons. 


LUCAS,  OF 

jAMiiS,  ,1  captain  in  the  37th  foot, 

father  of  Miss  Helen  Mayne. 
Edward. 

IV.  Catherine,  m,  to  James  Burn,  esq. 
of  Galeside. 

V.  Margaret,  m.  to  Sir  Alexander  Cun- 
ningham, of  Capiston. 

Mr.  Mayne  wedded,  secondly,  Helen  Gal- 
braith,  of  the  Balgair  family,  and  grand- 
daughter of  Sir  Philip  Musgrave,  hart,  by 
whom  he  liad  issue, 

VI.  William  (Sir),  a  privy  councillor, 
and  member  in  the  Irish  parliament, 
who  was  created  a  baronet  22nd 
April,  1763,  and  elevated  to  the  peer- 
age of  Ireland,  as  Baron  Newhavkn, 
ill  1776.  His  Lordship  married,  in 
1758,  the  Hon.  Frances  Allen,  daugh- 
ter and  co-heir  of  Joshua,  viscount 
Allen,  but  dying  without  issue,  in 
1794,  his  honors  became  extinct. 

VII.  Robert,  a  banker  in  London,  who 
m.  Anne,  daughter  and  heiress  of  John 
Knight,  esq.  of  the  county  of  Glou- 
cester, by  Miss  Otway,  his  wife, 
daughter  of  General  Otway,  and  had 
issue, 

1.  William,  a  colonel  in  the  army, 
late  of  the  Life  Guards. 

2.  Robert,  in  holy  orders. 

3.  Charles-Otway,  a  captain  in  the 
H.  E.  I.  C.  Sea  Service. 

VIII.  Helen,who  m.  John  Graham,  esq.  of 
Kernock,  son  of  James,  only  brother 
of  John  Graham,  of  Balquhaple,  de- 
scended from  George  Graham,  of 
Callendar,  second  son  of  William, 
Lord  Graham.  By  this  marriage  she 
had  issue, 

1.  Thomas  Graham,  of  Kinross, 
M.P.  father  of  Lady  Montgome- 
ry, ofStobo,and  of  Mrs.Templar. 

2.  Robert  Graham,  of  Calcutta. 

3.  John  Graham,  resident  at  Burd- 
wan. 

4.  ,  m.  to  —  Park,  esq.  of 

Lochore. 


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6.  Ellen,  m.  in  1780,  to  Sir  Henry 
Watkin  Dashwood,  bart. 

IX.  Janet,  who  died  unmarried. 

X.  Barbara,  m.  to  James  Duncanson, 
esq.  of  Campleton. 

XI.  Isabel,  m.  to  James  Duncanson, 
esq.  of  Inverary. 

William  Mayne  wedded,  thirdly,  Helen, 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Stark,  of  Lecropt, 
descended  from  the  family  of  Killelmount, 
and  had, 

Thomas,  of  Lisbon,  who  m.  Miss  Clever, 
of  that  city,  and  Miss  Pringle  of 
Whitebank,  and  had  a  daughter, 
Susan. 

Elizabeth,  m.  to  Rev.  Archibald  Smith, 
of  Fintry. 

Jean,  m.  to  John  Brown,  merchant  in 
Glasgow,  and  had,  with  other  issue,  a 
son,  George  Brown,  of  London. 
Mr.  Mayne  had,  by  his  three  wives,  twenty- 
one  children,  and  the  cradle  is  said  to  have 
rocked  in  his  house  for  fifty  years.  Before 
he  acquired  Powis  he  resided  at  Cambus, 
and  his  children  are  mostly  registered  in 
Alloa.    His  second  son, 

James  Mayne,  esq.  of  St.  Ninians,  left  an 
only  daughter, 

EupHEMiA  Mayne,  who  m.  first,  James 
Henderson,  esq.  of  Westerton,  and  had  two 
sons,  John  and  William.  She  espoused,  se- 
condly, 

James  Alexander,  esq.  provost  of  Stir- 
ling, and  had  a  son,  the  present  Edward 
Alexander,  esq.  of  Powis. 

Arms — Quarterly,  first  and  fourth  party 
per  pale,  arg.  and  sa.  a  chevron,  and  in  base 
a  crescent,  all  counterchanged ;  second  and 
third  or,  a  galley  sa.  three  cross  crosslets, 
fitchee  gu. 

Crest — A  beaver. 

Supporters—  A  highlander  and  mermaid. 
Motto — Per  mare,  per  terras. 
Estates — Powis,  &c.  in  the    county  oi 
Clackmannan. 

Seat — Powis  House. 


LUCAS,  OF  HASLAND. 

LUCAS,  BERNARD,  esq.  of  Hasland,  in  the  county  of  Derby,  6.  at  Chesterfield, 
24th  August,  1757,  m.  I6th  April,  1789,  Esther,  daughter  of  the  late  John  Lax,  esq. 
of  Eryholme,  in  the  county  of  York,  and  sister  of  Anthony  Lax-Maynard,  esq.  of  Ches- 
terfield, by  whom  he  has  issue, 

Thomas-Burton,  in  holy  orders,  rector  of  Sawtry,  in  Huntingdonshire. 
Bernard-Maynard,  of  Topton  Grove,  near  Chesterfield,  m.  15th  June,  1825,  Eliza, 

only  daughter  of  the  late  Captain  John  Wood,  R.N.  of  Bramling  House,  Kent. 
Esther,  m.  to  William  Brodhurst,  esq.  of  Newark. 

This  gentleman  succeeded  his  father  29th  May,  1818. 


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PAWSON,  OF  SHAWDON. 


Thomas  Lucas,  h.  24th  April,  1657,  son 
of  Bernard  Lucas,  who  d.  11th  September, 
1660,  bought,  in  1695,  estates  in  Hasland, 
and  in  August,  1723,  purchased  the  re- 
mainder of  the  lands  therein,  then  belonging 
to  the  family  of  Lowe,  of  Orgreaves,  but 
the  title  was  not  completed  until  1727.  In 
an  act  of  parliament  obtained  about  that 
period,  by  Nicholas,  Earl  of  Scarsdale,  and 
others,  for  the  division  of  the  common  fields 
and  wastes,  in  ScarclitFe  and  Patterton,  Mr. 
Lucas  is  named  by  the  description  of  Thomas 
Lucas,  esq.  of  Hasland,  in  the  county  of 
Derby.  He  m.  Miss  Elizabeth  Thomas,  pro- 
prietor, in  her  own  right,  of  several  manors 
and  estates  in  Lincolnshire,  once  the  pro- 
perty of  the  family  of  Molyneux,  and  had  a 
son, 

Bernard  Lucas,  esq.  b.  at  Hasland,  26th 
August,  1708,  who  espoused  Ann,  daughter 


of  Robert  Wood,  gent,  of  Swan  wick,  in  the 
county  of  Derby,  and  had  one  daughter, 
Margaret,  who  d.  unm.  and  two  sons,  Tho- 
mas, his  heir,  and  Bernard,  of  Chesterfield, 
who  d.  unm.  He  died  25th  July,  1771,  and 
was  s.  by  his  elder  son, 

Thomas  Lucas,  esq.  of  Chesterfield  and 
Hasland,  a  magistrate  and  deputy  lieutenant 
for  the  county  of  Derby,  who  wedded  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  John  Burton,*  esq.  of 
Chesterfield,  by.  Ann  his  wife,  daughter  and 
heiress  of  Edward  Haslam,  esq.  of  Newbold, 
and  dying  29th  May,  1818,  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  son,  the  present  Bernard  Lucas,  esq. 
of  Hasland. 

Arms — Arg.  a  chev.  gu.  between  three 
orgresses  ;  on  a  chief  az.  a  moor  cock  of  the 
field  between  two  cross  crosslets  or. 

Crest — A.n  arm  embowed,  vested  sa.  be- 
zantee  cuff  arg.  holding  in  the  hand  ppr.  a 
cross  crosslet  gu. 

Estates — In  Hasland,  Newbold,  Calow, 
&c.  in  the  parish  of  Chesterfield,  and  other 
places  in  the  county  of  Derby. 

Seat — Hasland,  near  Chesterfield,  erected 
by  the  present  proprietor,  in  1820. 


*  This  John  Burton  had,  besides  Mrs.  Lucas, 
a  son,  Edward,  and  a  daughter,  Ann,  who  died 
without  issue.  He  was  elder  brother  of  William 
Burton,  of  Royds  Mill,  near  Sheffield,  and  des- 
cended from  Richard  Burton,  of  Chesterfield, 
grandson  of  William  Burton,  of  Falde,  (who  died 
5th  Richard  II.)  and  Maud  his  wife,  sister  and 
heir  of  Thomas  Curtis,  and  great  grandson  of 
Nicholas  Burton,  and  Agnes  his  wife,  sister  and 
heir  of  John  Cursun,  of  Falde.  The  family  of 
Burton  was  originally  founded  by  Jaimes  Burton, 
esquire  of  the  body  to  Richard  I. 


PAWSON,  OF  SHAWDON. 

PAWSON,  WILLIAM,  esq.  of  Shawdon,  in  the  county  of  Northumberland,  b. 
14th  May,  1780,  m.  Januaiy  1817,  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Robert  Trotter, f 
of  Morpeth,  and  has  issue, 

WiLLiAM-JoHN,  b.  in  December,  1817.  Mary  Ann. 

Mr.  Pawson,  who  s.  to  the  estates  of  Shawdon  at  the  decease  of  his  brother,  George 
Pawson-Hargrave,  esq.  in  1817,  was  high-sheriff  of  Northumberland  during  the  great 
contested  election  for  that  county  in  1826. 


t  The  name  of  Trotter  is  of  ancient  standing  on  the  Scottish  border.  The  family  this  reverend 
gentleman  represented  held  broad  lands  in  that  part  of  Roxburghshire  called  the  Merse,  until  forfeited 
by  adherence  to  the  Stuarts  in  1713  and  1745,  the  last  possessor  having  suffered  a  long  imprisonment, 
beside,  in  Edinburgh  and  Carlisle  Castles,  William  Trotter,  an  ancestor,  is  recorded  to  have  fallen  at 
the  battle  of  Flodden  ;  and  in  corroboration  of  the  fact,  a  gold  ring  was  found,  about  the  middle  of  the 
last  century,  upon  the  site  of  the  field  of  battle,  bearing  an  inscription  in  Norman-French,  having  be- 
tween each  word  a  boaj-'s  head,  the  araiorial  bearings  of  the  Trotters,  and  common  to  thera  with  the 
Gordons  and  Swintons. 


PAWSON,  OF  SHAWDON. 


The  Pawsons,  a  family  of  great  antiquity 
in  Yorkshire,  are  first  mentioned  in  the  reign 
of  Henry  IV.  anno  1405. 

Reginald  Pawson,  by  Edith  his  wife,  a 
descendant  of  Simon  Montfort,  the  great 
Earl  of  Leicester,  had  a  son, 

Hugh  Pawson,  father,  by  Elizabeth  his 
wife,  of 

Henry  Pawson,  who  died  in  1617,  leav- 
ing issue, 

Richard  Pawson,  who  wedded  Elizabeth 

 ,  and  by  her,  who  was  living  a  widow 

in  1576,  he  had  issue, 

I.  William. 

n.  Christopher. 

III.  Thomas. 

IV.  John,  of  whom  presently. 

V.  Anthony. 

VI.  Oliver. 

VII.  Richard. 

VIII.  Grace,  m.  to  —  Teale. 

IX.  Ann,  living  unmarried,  1576. 
The  fourth  son, 

John  Pawson,  esq.  of  Leeds,  in  the  county 
of  York,  by  his  will,  dated  12th  January, 
1676,  and  proved  at  York  24th  April,  in  the 
following  year,  directs  his  body  to  be  buried 
in  the  parish  church  of  Leeds.  He  married 
Ann  — ,*  and  had  a  son  and  successor, 

Christopher  Pawson,  of  Leeds,  whose 
will,  dated  7th  January,  1631,  and  proved 
2nd  August,  1632,  at  York,  directs  his  body 
to  be  buried  at  his  stall,  in  the  parish  church 
of  Leeds.  He  wedded  Jane,  daughter  of 
Richard  Wilkinson,  and  by  her  (who  died 
in  1634)  had  issue, 

I.  Samuel,  of  York,  living  in  1632,  who 
m.  Mary,  daughter  of  Elias  Mickle- 

*  Her  will  is  dated  3rd  December,  1587,  and 
is  proved  at  York,  9th  February,  1588.  She  de- 
sires to  be  buried  near  her  mother,  in  the  parish 
church  of  Leeds. 


thwaite,  lord  mayor  of  York. 

II.  Henry,  of  whom  presently. 

III.  Richard. 

IV.  Thomas. 

V.  William,  living  in  Portugal,  1632. 

VI.  Ellen,  wife  of  Richard  Holmes, 
living  in  1634. 

VII.  Elizabeth,  wife  of  T.  Bacon,  living 
in  1634. 

VIII.  Ann,  wife  of  John  Lawrence,  of 
York,  living  in  1634. 

IX.  Priscilla. 

X.  Jane. 

XI.  Mary. 

XII.  Grace. 

XIII.  Grace. 

XIV.  Frances. 
The  second  son, 

Henry  Pawson,  of  Leeds,  purchased 
lands  of  Henry  Neville,  alias  Smith,  esq. 
He  m.  Miss  Alice  Clarkson,  and  by  that 
lady,  (whose  will  was  dated  3rd  March, 
1662,  and  proved  at  York,  April  1663)  he 
had  issue, 

I.  Christopher,  who  fined  for  alder- 
man of  Leeds.  He  m.  Susan,  daugh- 
ter and  co-heir  of  Mr.  Alderman  H. 
Roundell,  of  the  same  place,  and  died 
12th  November,  1694,  aged  sixty- 
four,  leaving  issue, 

1.  Henry,  alderman  of  Leeds,  who 
m.  Sarah,  dau.  and  co-heiress  of 
Richard  Beene,  of  Ledstone,  but 
d.  s.  p.  His  widow  was  living  in 
1718. 

2.  Samuel,  d.  at  Commendem,  in 
Guinea,  where  he  was  chief  fac- 
tor. 

3.  Christopher,  who  m.  Mary,  dau. 
of  William  Sprentall,  and  left 
an  only  son  and  heir, 

Henry,  of  AUerton  Gledhow, 
near  Leeds,  who  m.  Ann, 
daughter  of  Hugh  Sleigh, 
esq.  and  dying  3rd  Novem- 
ber, 1733,  left  two  daughters 
and  co-heirs,  viz. 

Elizabeth,  b.  21st  July, 
1724,  m.  to  John  Pres- 
ton, esq.  of  Leeds,  and 
d.  s.  p. 
Anne,  b.  16th  August, 
1729,  eventually  sole 
heiress,  w.  26th  Febru- 
ary, 1769,  to  William 
Wilson,  esq.  of  AUer- 
ton Gledhow  (jure  ux- 
oris)  alderman  of  Leeds, 
and  had  an  only  daugh- 
ter and  heiress, 

Anne    Wilson,  m. 


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PAWSON,  OF  SHAWDON. 


13th  December, 
1784,   to  Thomas 
Dalton,   esq.  who 
assumed,  in  1817, 
on   inheriting  tlie 
estates  of  the  family 
of  NORCLIFFE,  that 
surname  (see  vol. 
i.  p.  630). 
4.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Richard  Powell, 
of  Leeds,  and  d.  25th  November, 
1G97,  aged  forty-four,  buried  at 
Leeds. 

II.  John,  of  York,  who  d.  4th  August, 
1677,  and  was  buried  at  Bishop-up- 
Hill,  the  elder  church  in  York. 

III.  Henry. 

IV.  Alice. 

V.  Seth,  d.  29th  May,  1676,  aged  thirty- 
seven,  and  was  buried  at  Leeds. 

VI.  Ann,  m.  to  Thomas  Day. 

Henry  Pawson  died  27th  April,  1661,  aged 
seventy-six,  and  was  interred  at  Leeds.  His 
youngest  son, 

Henry  Pawson,  esq.  espoused  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Henry  Leeds,  esq.  and  by  her, 
whose  will  is  dated  24th  January,  1695,  and 
proved  13th  November,  1696,  at  York,  he 
left  (with  two  daughters,  Alice,  m.  to  John 
Peckett,  esq.  lord  mayor  of  York,  and  Sa- 
rah, wife  of  —  Wilberforce,  esq.  of  York- 
shire) a  son  and  successor, 

Elias  Pawson,  esq.  lord  mayor  of  York 
in  1704,  who  m.  Mary,*  daughter  of  William 
Dyneley,  esq.  of  that  city,  and  dying  5th 
January,  1715,  was  buried  in  Bishop-up- 
Hill,  the  elder,  York,  and  succeeded  by  his 
son, 

Henry  Pawson,  esq.  also  lord  mayor  of 
York,  who  m.  Catherine,  daughter  of  R. 
Fairfax,  esq.  of  Steeton  Castle,  and  by  her, 
who  d.  20th  March,  1767,  he  left  at  his  de- 
cease, in  1735,  a  son  and  successor, 

John  Pawson,  esq.  who  m.  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Nathaniel  Hargrave,-)-  esq.  of  Shaw- 
don  Castle,  in  Northumberland,  and  had 
issue, 

John,  his  heir. 

Nathaniel,  a  major  in  the  army,  died 

unmarried,  at  Seringapatam. 
Mary,  d.  unm.  at  York,  25th  January, 


*  This  lady  d.  2nd  June,  1728,  aged  fifty-eight, 
t  Nathaniel    Hargrave,   esq.  of  Shawdon 
Castle,  m.  Sarah,  daughter  and  co-heiress  of  Wil- 
liam Carter,  esq.  of  Kirbywiske,  in  Yorkshire, 
and  left  issue  at  his  decease,  in  1724, 

I.  Jamks,  who  was  high  sheriff  of  Northum- 
berland in  1738.  He  m.  Priscilla,  daugh- 
ter and  co-heiress  of  William  Bonner,  esq. 
of  St.  Anthony's,  and  died  in  1777,  leav- 
ing an  only  son, 

William,  h.  in  1736,  high  sheriff  of 


1766,  and  was  buried  at  Bishop-up- 
Hill,  the  elder  church. 
Sarah,  d.  in  infancy,  in  1736. 
Mr.  Pawson  d.  5th  November,  1747,  was 
buried  in  St.  Nicholas  Church,  Newcastle- 
on-Tyne,  and  succeeded  by  his  elder  son, 

John  Pawson,  esq.  a  captain  in  the 
Northumberland  militia.  This  gentleman 
m.  at  All  Saints  Church,  30th  November, 
1770,  Elizabeth,  only  child  of  R.  Foggin, 
esq.  by  whom  (who  died  in  October,  1828) 
he  had  three  sons  and  a  daughter,  viz. 
George,  his  heir. 

John,  h.  at  Newcastle,  in  1776,  who  d. 
s.  p.  in  May,  1816,  and  was  buried  in 
Shoreditch  Church,  London. 
William,  successor  tohis  eldest  brother. 
Elizabeth,  m.  at  St.  Andrew's  Church, 
Newcastle,  9th  June,  1806,  to  William 
Harvey,  esq. 
Mr.  Pawson,  dying  28th  February,  1802, 
was  buried  in  St.  Nicholas  Church,  and  was 
s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

George  Pawson,  esq.  born  at  Newcastle- 
on-Tyne,  3rd  September,  1771,  who  as- 
sumed, by  sign  manual,  in  1817,  the  ad- 
ditional surname  and  arms  of  Hargrave. 
He  m.  first,  at  St.  Andrew's  Church,  New- 
castle, in  November,  1805,  Sophia-Ann, 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Henry  Latten,  vicar 
of  Woodhom,  which  lady  d.  at  Morpeth, 
30th  April,  1813,  and  was  buried  in  St. 
Nicholas  Church.  He  wedded,  secondly, 
Ann- James,  daughter  of  James  Collin  gwood, 
esq.  of  Morpeth,  and  widow  of  T.  Currell, 
esq.  of  Jamaica,  but  dying  s.  p.  29th  De- 
cember, 1817,  at  Eslington  House,  in  North- 
umberland, was  buried  in  St.  Nicholas 
Church,  Newcastle.  The  estates  devolved 
upon  his  brother,  the  present 
William  Pawson,  esq.  of  Shawdon. 

Arms — Quarterly,  first  and  fourth,  quar- 
terly indented  az.  and  gu.  on  a  fess  ermine 
between  three  bucks  courant  or,  as  many 
mascles  of  the  first ;  second  and  third,  er- 
mines, two  chevronels  between  three  lions' 
gambs  erased  or. 

Crests — First,  a  buck's  head,  erased  at 
the  neck,  quarterly  indented  arg.  and  gu. 
attired  sa.  and  charged  with  four  roundels 
counterchanged  ;  second,  a  mount  vert,  and 
thereon  a  hurt  charged  with  the  sun  in 
splendour. 


Northumberland  in  1783,  and  senior 
deputy  lieutenant,  who  m.  Catherine, 
daughter  and  co-heiress  of  Samuel 
Shields,  esq.  and  d.  s.  p.  in  1817,  be- 
queathing all  his  estates  to  his  rela- 
tive, George  Pawson,  esq.  with  re- 
mainder to  William  Pawson,  esq.  and 
his  heirs. 

II.  Mary,  rn.  as  in  the  text,  to  John  Pawson, 
esq.  of  Newcastle-on-Tyne,  and  d.  in  1738 


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175 


Motto — Favente  Deo. 

Estates — Shawdon,  Titliiigton,  West  Bol- 
ton, Lemmiiigton,  IJop])on,  West  Byker,  in 
Northumberland.  Coal  mines,  at  Jarrow, 
in  the  county  of  Durham,  and  an  estate  at 
Kirbywiske,  in  Yorkshire,  which  has  des- 
ciMided,  in  a  right  line,  to  the  present  pro- 
l)rietor  from  the  3rd  of  Henry  V.  anno 
1415. 

Seats  —  Shawdon  Hall,  Lemmington 
Tower,  and  Titlington  Hall,  in  Northum- 
berland. 

Shawdon  Hall  is  situated  in  the  fertile 
vale  formed  by  the  river  Alne,  in  the  parish 
of  Whittingham,  Northumberland,  and  built 
in  1779,  by  the  late  William  Hargrave,  esq. 
nearly  on  the  site  of  the  ancient  castle  of 
Shawdon,  described  as  one  of  the  border 
fortresses.  The  house  is  approached  from 
tlie  east  and  west  lodges  through  an  avenue 
of  majestic  elms,  terminated  hy  a  row  of 
variegated  hollies,  which,  for  beauty  and 
magnificence,  are  allowed  to  be  the  first  in 
the  kingdom,  several  of  them  being  more 


than  fifty  feet  in  height,  and  their  trunks 
nitie  feet  in  circumference.  Upon  the  ad- 
joining hills  are  the  remains  of  two  Roman 
camps  ;  several  cavins  likewise  afford  evi- 
dence of  more  remote  antiquity ;  some  of 
them  have  been  opened,  and  found  to  con- 
tain urns  of  unbaked  clay,  on  which  was 
traced  a  rude  pattern,  and  enclosing  human 
bones  and  ashes.  Silver  coins  of  Robert 
Bruce,  David  of  Scotland,  and  the  Edwards 
of  England,  have  been  occasionally  found, 
together  with  a  gold  rose  noble  of  IEdward 
I.  in  beautiful  preservation.  Shawdon  is  a 
manor  in  itself,  the  court  rolls  and  entries 
of  suit  and  service  to  which  are  extant  for 
some  centuries  back.  The  lords  of  the  do- 
main had  once  possessed  the  power  of  exe- 
cuting malefactors  within  their  own  boun- 
daries, and  a  tree,  which  bears  the  appella- 
tion of  the  Hangman' s  Oak,  is  yet  pointed 
out,  beneath  which,  a  few  years  ago,  were 
discovered  the  remains  of  fourteen  persons^ 
who  had  there  probably  suffered  the  penalty 
of  their  crimes. 


MACLEOD,  OF  CADBOLL. 


MACLEOD,  ROBERT-BRUCE-^NEAS,  esq.  of  Cadboll,  in  the  county  of  Cro- 
marty, and  of  Invergordon  Castle,  in  Ross-shire,  b.  in  Ja- 
nuary, 1764,  m.  in  1784,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Alexander 
Macleod,  esq.  of  Harris,  and  has  had  issue, 

Roderick,  h.  in  1786,  M.P.  for  the  county  of  Suther- 
land, lord-lieutenant  of  the  county  of  Cromarty,  and 
deputy-lieutenant  of  Ross-shire,  m.  in  1813,  Isabella, 
daughter  of  William  Cunninghame,  esq.  of  Lainshow, 
in  Ayrshire,  and  has  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  viz. 
Robert-Bruce-jEneas. 
Henry-Dunning. 
Margaret-Elizabeth. 
Anna-Maria. 

Elfzabeth-Lillia,  (  ^' 
Mr.  Macleod  succeeded  his  father  in  1770.  He  was, 
formerly,  representative  in  parliament  for  Cromarty,  and 
was  constituted  lord-lieutenant  for  that  shire  when  the 
office  was  first  instituted  in  Scotland,  anno  1 794.  He  re- 
signed in  1 833.  He  is  a  deputy-lieutenant  for  Ross-shire. 


Umeagt. 


It  is  acknowledged  universally  that  the 
Vlacleods  of  Scotland,  sprang  from  the  Nor- 
vegian  Kings  of  Man,  of  which  monarchs 
he  following  is  a  brief  narrative,  as  re- 
corded in  the  Chronicle  of  the  Island,  pub- 
ished  with  Cambden's  Britannia,  anno  1586. 


I.  GoDFRED,  surnamed  Crowan,  son 
of  Harold,  the  Black,  being  ap- 
pointed sovereign  of  Man,  and  the 
Western  Isles,  by  Harold,  the  Im- 
perious, came  with  a  fleet,  and  army, 
and  took  possession  of  his  kingdom, 


176 


MACLEOD,  OF  CADBOLL. 


anno  1066,  but  the  superiority  still 
remained  with  the  kings.  He  left  at 
his  decease  three  sons, 

1.  Lagman. 

2.  Harold. 

3.  Glaus,  or  Clave,  a  child  at  his 
father's  death. 

II.  Lagman,  King  of  Man  and  the  Isles: 
this  monarch's  brother,  Harold, 
having  raised  a  rebellion  against 
him,  was  defeated  and  made  prisoner, 
and  Lagman  put  out  his  eyes,  and 
otherwise  treated  him  barbarously, 
Lagman  being  afterwards  seized  with 
remorse,  went  on  a  pilgrimage  to 
Jerusalem,  and  died  there  issueless, 
in  the  year  1089.  His  unhappy 
brother,  Harold,  dying  also  childless, 
the  kingdom  fell  to  the  youngest  and 
only  surviving  brother, 

III.  Glaus,  or  Olave,  surnamed  the 
Swarthy^  who  being  still  in  minority, 
the  government  of  the  island  was 
committed  to  a  nobleman  of  Ireland, 
named  Donald,  son  of  Thade,  but 
the  regent  acting  tyrannically,  was 
expelled  the  kingdom,  and  Glaus 
having  then  attained  majority,  as- 
sumed the  reins  of  government, 
anno  1102.  This  monarch  espoused 
Africa,  daughter  of  Fergus,  Lord  of 
Galloway,  at  the  time  one  of  the  most 
powerful  subjects  in  Scotland,  and 
had  one  son,  Godfred,  his  heir,  with 
several  daughters,  one  of  whom, 
Africa,  married  Somerled*  Macgil- 
BRED,  thane  of  Argyll,  ancestor  of 
the  Macdonalds,  and  by  him  had 
four  sons,  viz.  Dungall,  Reginald, 
Angus,  and  Glave.  Through  this 
marriage  the  family  eventually  lost 
the  kingdom  of  the  Isles,  and  upon  it 
was  founded  the  title  of  Kings  and 
Lords  of  the  Isles,  assumed  by  the 
descendants  of  Somerlade,  the  Mac- 
donalds ;  Glaus  had  likewise  three 
illegitimate  sons,  Reginald,  Lagman, 
and  Harold.  He  was  a  good  prince, 
and  always  lived  in  league  and 
friendship  with  the  kings  of  Scotland 
and  Ireland.  After  a  peaceful  reign 
of  about  forty  years,  he  was  treache- 
rously murdered  by  the  sons  of  his 
natural  brother,  Harold,  anno  1143, 
and  was  s.  by  his  only  lawful  son, 

IV.  Godfred,  King  of  Man  and  the 
Isles,  who  m.  Phingold,  daughter  of 
Maclotten,  son  of  Mackartae,  King 
of  Ireland,  by  whom  he  had  one  son, 
Glaus,  or  Glave,  his  heir,  and  two 
natural   sons,   Reginald  and  Ivar. 


•  See  Burke's  Peerage  and  Baronetage,  article, 
Lord  Macdonald. 


This  Godfred  proving  a  tyrant,  his 
subjects  rebelled  under  Torphin,  the 
son  of  Gtter,  and  others,  who  trans- 
ferred the  goverment  of  the  island  to 
Dungall,  son  of  Somerlede.  King 
Godfred  d.  in  1 187,  and  his  only 
lawful  son, 

V.  Glaus,  surnamed  the  Black,  being 
then  only  ten  years  of  age,  the  nobles  j 
cast  their  eyes  on   Reginald,   his  | 
natural  brother,  who  was  a  brave  I 
man,  but  he  had  no  sooner  got  the  ! 
reigns  of  government  than  he  seized 
upon  the  cown,  of  which  he  retained 
possession  thirty  eight  years,  and 
gave  his  brother,  Glaus,  the  rightful 
heir,  the  island  of  Lewes,  for  his  sub- 
sistence.   Glaus,  however,  after  en- 
countering many  dangers  and  diffi- 
culties, recovered,  by  the  assistance 
of  Paul,  sheriff  of  Skye,  possession  of  , 
his  kingdom  of  Man  and  the  Isles,  j 
anno  1226,  and  enjoyed  it  until  he 
died,  in  the  year  1237.    He  had  been 
thrice  married,  first,  to  a  daughter  of 
one  of  the  nobles  of  Kintyre,  by 
whom  he  had  three  sons,  viz. 

1.  Harold,       Kings  of  Man  and 

2.  Reginald,  }-the  Isles,  in  suc- 

3.  Magnus,    J  cession. 

By  his  second  wife  he  had  no  issue, 
but  by  the  third,  Christina,  daughter 
of  Ferquhar,  earl  of  Ross,  he  was  1 
father  of  three  other  sons,  \ 

1.  Leoid,  Loyd,  or  Leod,  the  \ 
acknowledged  progenitor  of  the  jl 
clan  Macleod. 

2.  Guin,  from  whom  the  clan  Gun,  ; 
in  Sutherland,  are  descended. 

3.  Leaundres,  of  whom  the  clan  i 
Leaunders,  in  Ross-shire.  I 

The  three  elder  sons  became  in  sue-  i 
cession  Kings  of  Man  and  the  Isles,  j 
but  that  dominion  terminated  when  j 
Magnus,  King  of  Norway,  made  a  I 
surrender  of  Man,  and  the  western  I 
isles  to  Alexander  III.  King  of  ' 
Scotland,  in  1265.     Magnus,  the  ! 
youngest  of  the  three  sons,  and  last  1 1 
king,  died  without  issue,  at  the  castle  ^  * 
Ross,  anno  1266,  and  thus  terminated  i  i 
the  Norwegian  race  of  sovereigns  ;  we  j 
now  proceed  with  the  eldest  of  the 
three  younger  sons. 

VI.  Leod,  who  had  in  patrimony  from 
his  father,  the  island  of  Lewes,  &c. 
This  prince  being  young  at  the  time 
of  his  father's  death,  was  fostered 
and  brought  up  in  the  house  of  Paul, 
son  of  Boke,  sheriff  of  Skye,  a, man 
of  the  utmost  power  and  authority  in  j 
these  parts,  who  had  been  the  con- 
stant friend  of  his  father  in  all  his 
difficulties,  and  by  whose  assistance 
he  had  recovered  his  crown.  Leod 


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177 


nonrislu'd  in  tlie  roign  of  Alf.xandrk 
111.  Jiiul  got  from  the  said  Paul,  tlu; 
lands  of  1  ferries,  &:c.  He  obtained 
lik(;wise  from  his  grandfather,  the 
Earl  of  Ross,  a  part  of  the  barony  of 
Glenely,  and  lie  and  l»is  descendants 
have  been  ])romiscuously  distinguish- 
ed by  the  titles  of  Herries,  Glenely, 
Dunvegan,  that  Ilk,  &c.  He  m.  the 
daughter  of  Macraild  Armine,  a 
Danish  knight,  by  whom  he  got  tlie 
lands  of  Mogenish,  Bracadale,  Duri- 
nish,  Dunvegan,  Lindell,  Vaterness, 
and  part  of  Trotterness,  in  the  Isle  of 
Skye.  By  this  lady  he  had  two  sons, 
ToRMOD,  and  Torquil,  called  Mac- 
Leods, as  the  sons  of  Leod.  The 
descendants  of  the  former  were 
called  SiiEiL  Tormod,  and  the 
"  Macleods  of  Herries."  The  pos- 
terity of  the  latter,  Shefl  Torqdil, 
and  the  "  Macleods  of  Lewes."* 
Leod  was  s.  by  his  son, 
Torquil  MACLEOD,  second  baron  of  Lewes, 
h.  in  the  time  of  Alexander  III.  married 
Dorothea,  daughter  of  William,  Earl  of 
Ross,  and  died  in  the  reign  of  King  Robert 
Bruce,  leaving  a  son  and  successor, 

Norman  Macleod,  third  baron  of  Lewes, 
who  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Torquil  Macleod,  fourth  baron  of  Lewes, 
who  got  a  charter  under  the  great  seal,  from 
King  David  Bruce,  "  Torquilo  Macleod, 
de  Lewes,  terrarum  baroniae  de  Assynt, 
cum  fortalice,  &c.  &c."  He  espoused  Mar- 
garet Nicholson,  by  whom  he  acquired  a 
considerable  accession  to  his  estate,  and  had 
two  sons,  viz. 

I.  Roderick,  his  heir,  who  carried  on 
the  line  of  Lewes. 

II.  Norman 
The  second  son, 

Norman  Macleod,  obtained  from  his 
father  in  patrimony,  the  barony  of  Assynt, 
and  dying  in  the  reign  of  James  I.  left  a  son 
and  successor, 

Angus  Macleod,  second  baron  of  Assynt, 


*  As  it  cannot  at  this  distance  of  time  be  ascer- 
tained which  was  the  elder,  the  precedency  having 
been  claimed  at  different  periods  by  both,  we  sub- 
join the  grounds  upon  which  the  line  of  Torquil 
claims  the  seniority. 

First,  ToRQuii,  succeeded  his  father  in  the 
island  of  Lewes,  the  paternal  estate  of  the  family. 

Second,  The  descendants  of  Torquil  always 
carried  in  their  armorial  bearing,  the  arms  of  the 
Kings  of  Man,  and  the  Isles,  their  paternal  an- 
cestors. 

Third,  It  bas  been  the  unvaried  tradition  in  the 
family,  that  Torquii,  was  the  elder  brother,  which 
is  confirmed  by  Sir  David  Lindsay,  at  the  Mount, 
Lord  Lyon,  King  at  arms,  and  by  Buchanan's 
History  of  the  Origin  of  the  Clans,  page  62, 
Tinted  in  1723. 
2. 


who  m.  Margaret  Matheison,  heiress  of 
Lochalsh,  and  had  a  son  and  heir, 

Donald  Macleod,  third  baron  of  Assynt, 
who  wedded  Margaret  Macdonald,  a  daugh- 
ter of  (xlengarry,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Angus  Macleod,  of  Assynt,  who  es- 
poused Christian,  daughter  of  Macdonald, 
of  Keppoch,  and  dying  in  the  time  of  James 
V.  left  a  son  and  successor, 

Neil  Macleod,  of  Assynt,  whose  wife 
was  Florence,  daughter  of  Mackay,  of  Farr 
and  he  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Neil  Macleod,  sixth  baron  of  Assynt 
who  m.  Margaret,  daughter  of  Macdonald, 
of  Glengarry,  and  dying  in  the  reign  of 
James  VI.  left  a  son  and  successor, 

Donald  Macleod,  aliasy  Donald  Bain 
More,  seventh  baron  of  Assynt,  who  got  a 
confirmation  under  the  great  seal  from  King 
Charles  I.  dated  21st  November,  1642, 
"  Donaldo  Macleod  de  Assynt,"  &c.  con- 
firming to  him  and  his  heirs,  the  lands  of 
Annot,  and  others,  in  Inverness-shire,  and 
united  to  the  barony  of  Assynt,  &c.  He 
wedded  first,  Marian  Mackay,  daughter  of 
Donald,  first  Lord  Reay,  and  had  two  sons 
and  a  daughter, 

I.  Neil,  his  heir,  who  carried  on  the 
line  of  Assynt. 

II.  Donald,  who  died  without  issue, 
in.  m.  to  —  Gordon,  a  younger 

son  of  the  Earl  of  Sutherland. 
Donald  m.  secondly.  Christian,  daughter  of 
Nicholas  Ross,  of  Pitcalnie,  and  had  two 
other  sons,  namely, 

IV.  Donald,  of  whom  there  is  no  suc- 
cession. 

V.  Hugh. 
The  youngest  son, 

Hugh  Macleod,  of  Camscurry,  espoused 
Christian,  daughter  of  Walter  Ross,  of  In- 
vercarron,  by  whom  he  had  two  sons,  An- 
gus, whose  line  is  extinct,  and 

tEneas  Macleod,  of  Cadboll,  and  Cams- 
curry, who  m.  Margaret,  eldest  daughter  of 
Sir  Kenneth  Mackenzie,  of  Scatwell,  by 
whom  he  had  three  sons  and  a  daughter, 
viz. 

Roderick,  his  heir. 

Huodf  ^'  \  ^^^^^  ^^^^  without  issue. 

Frances,  m.  to  Rose,  of  Clava. 
Mr.  Macleod  represented  the  county  of 
Cromarty,  in  the  Scottish  parliament,  and 
was  one  of  those  who  signed  the  articles  of 
union  in  1707.  He  was  s.  by  his  eldest 
son, 

Roderick  Macleod,  of  Cadboll,  who 
wedded  Lilias,  daughter  of  William  Mac- 
kenzie, of  Balmaduthie,  by  whom  he  had 
issue, 

Robert-Bruce-^neas,  his  heir. 

Margaret,  d.  unm. 
Mr.  Macleod  died  in  1770,  and  was  s.  by 
his  only  son,  the  present  Robert-Bruce- 
N 


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MANSFIELD,  OF  BIRSTALL  HOUSE. 


iENEAS  MACLEOD,  esq.  of  Cadboll,  in  the 
county  of  Cromarty. 

Arms — Quarterly;  first,  or,  a  mountain 
inflamed  ppr.  Second,  gu.  the  three  legs  of 
Man  ppr.  conjoined  in  the  centre,  at  the 
upper  end  of  the  thigh,  flexed  in  triangle, 
and  the  spurs  gold.  Third,  or,  a  galley 
ppr.  Fourth,  az.  a  castle  triple  towered 
and  embattled  arg.  masoned  sa.  windows 
and  port  gu. 


Crest — The  sun  in  splendour,  and  below 
the  arms  a  mural  crown. 

Motto — Above  the  crest,  Loisgim  agus 
soilleirghim.  Below  the  mural  crown, 
Quocunque  jeceris  stabit. 

Estates— C?i^ho\\  and  Invergordon,  in 
Ross  and  Cromarty,  and  Muldearg,  in  the 
former  shire. 

Seats — Invergordon  Castle,  Ross-shire  ; 
Cadboll,  Cromartyshire. 


MANSFIELD,  OF  BIRSTALL  HOUSE. 


O  MO 


MANSFIELD,  JOHN,  esq.  of  Birstall  House,  in  the  county  of  Leicester,  b.  13th 

March,  1778,  m.  first,  16th  February,  1797,  Sarah,  only 
daughter  and  heiress  of  Henry  Ward,  esq.  of  Stamford, 
in  Lincolnshire,  and  has  had  seven  daughters,  viz. 

I.  Mary-Anne,  m.  10th  April,  1824,  to  William  Tur- 
ner, esq.  then  Secretary  of  Legation  to  the  Ottoman 
Porte,  by  whom  she  has  had, 

George  Canning  Turner,  h.  26th  September,  1826, 
^  and  dying  19th  February,  1827,  was  buried  in 

the  Greek  chapel  at  Pera. 
Mansfield  Turner,  h.  at  Birstall  House,  10th  Fe- 
bruary, 1828. 
Mary  Anne  Turner,  h.  at  Pera  in  1825. 
II.  Jane-Sarah,  who  m.  23rd  November,  1825,  Edmund 
Packe,  esq.  a  captain  in  the  Royal  Horse-Guards, 
third  son  of  Charles  James  Packe,  esq.  of  Prestwold 
Hall,  and  has  issue, 

Charles  Packe,  h.  22nd  August,  1826. 
Edmund-Stratford  Packe,  6.21st  September,  1827, 
William-James  Packe,  h.  2nd  February,  1833. 
Jane  Packe. 

III.  Louisa,  who  died  unmarried  4th  March,  1817. 

IV.  Emily. 

V.  Agnes,  who  died  young  in  1816. 

VI.  Hannah. 

VII.  Caroline. 

Mrs.  Mansfield  died  in  1813,  and  was  buried  in  the  chancel  of  the  chapel  at  Birstall 
Mr.  Mansfield  wedded,  secondly,  Hannah-Mary,  only  daughter  and  heiress  of  Thomas 
Hai-per,  esq.  of  Stamford,  but  has  no  other  issue.  He  is  a  magistrate  and  deputy-lieu- 
tenant for  the  county  of  Leicester ;  was  lieutenant-colonel  commandant  of  the  Leices- 
ter regiment  of  Volunteers,  and  subsequently  lieutenant-colonel  commandant  of  the 
first  regiment  of  Leicestershire  Local  Militia.  In  June,  1818,  and  in  March,  1820, 
Mr.  Mansfield  was  unanimously  elected  one  of  the  representatives  in  parliament  for  the 
borough  of  Leicester.   In  1 833  he  served  the  office  of  sheriff  for  the  county  of  Leicester. 


This  gentleman,  who  inherited  his  patri- 
monial estates  in  September,  1798,  is  son 
of  John  Mansfield,  esq.  banker,  of  Leices- 
ter, and  Mary,  his  wife,  daughter  of  William 
Pank,  esq.  by  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  daughter 
of  James  Bellairs,  esq. 


Arms — Erm.  on  a  fesse  wavy  az.  a  leo- 
pard's face  arg.  between  two  bezants. 

Crest — An  eagle  rising,  wings  expanded, 
in  the  beak  an  annulet. 

Estates — In  Leicestershire,  partly  patri- 
monial, partly  purchased. 

Seat — Birstall  House,  Leicestershire, 


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CHAMBERS,  OF  BREDGAR  HOUSE. 


CHAMBERS,  SIR  SAMUEL,  knt.  of  Bredgar  House,  in  the  county  of  Kent,  b.  3rd 

May,  1763,  m.31st  August,  1786,  Barbara,  eldest  daugh- 
ter of  the  Hon.  Philip  Roper,  son  of  Henry,  tenth  Lord 
Teynham,  and  has  issue, 
William,  R.N. 

Oshorn-William,  m.  Eleanor,  eldest  daughter  of  Philip 

  Darell,  esq.  brother  of  the  late  Henry  Darell,  esq.  of 

X  7  Cale  Hill. 

>  X  Philip,  an  officer  in  the  First  Madras  European  Regi- 

ment in  the  East  India  Company's  service. 
Barbara- Roper,  m.  to  John  Hart,  esq. 
Charlotte-Angell,  m.  to  John  Donaldson  Boswell,  esq. 

of  Wardie,  near  Edinburgh,  a  Post  Captain  R.N. 
Margaret- Roper. 

This  gentleman,  a  magistrate  and  deputy-lieutenant  in 
Kent,  has  twice  served  the  office  of  sheriff  for  that  shire, 
first  in  1795,  for  Colonel  Harper,  and  secondly  in  1799, 
for  himself.  In  the  latter  year.  King  George  III.  re- 
viewing the  Kentish  Volunteers  at  the  Mote  Park,  was 
pleased  to  confer  the  honor  of  knighthood  on  the  high 
sheriff. 


Abraham  Chambers,  esq.  died  possessed 
of  a  mansion  and  estate  called  Marshes,  in 
the  parish  of  Selling,  county  of  Kent,  Jan- 
uary, 1694,  and  was  buried  in  the  church 
there.  He  left  issue,  by  Ann,  his  wife,  five 
sons  and  two  daugliters,  of  whom 

I.  Edward,  was  the  eldest. 

II.  Abraham,  founded  the  family  be- 
fore us. 

III.  William,  who  inherited  Marshes, 
m.  Susanna,  only  daughter  of  Robert 
Gibbs,  and  died  14th  November,  1724, 
leaving  three  daughters,  his  co-heirs, 
one  of  whom,  Elizabeth,  wedded 
Robert  Hilton,  esq.  and  conveyed  to 
her  husband  one  third  part  of  Marshes, 
Mr.  Hilton  subsequently  became,  by 
purchase,  possessor  of  the  entire  pro- 
perty, which  remained  with  the  Hil- 
ton family  until  1828,  when  it  was 
sold  to  Lord  Sondes. 

IV.  Samuel,  of  London,  died  s.  p. 
•The  second  son, 

Abraham  Chambers,  esq.  espoused  Ca- 
Itharine  Spracklyn,  of  Ellington,  in  the  Isle 
'of  Thanet,  where  the  Spracklyns  possessed 
I  considerable  property,  and  resided  in  the 
'reign  of  Queen  Elizabeth  :  many  of  them 
tare  buried  in  the  chancel  of  St.  Laurence's 
ichurch,  in  the  island,  and  the  inscriptions 
Fon  their  monuments  still  remain.    By  this 


lady  Mr.  Chambers  had,  with  several  other 
sons  and  daughters, 

Abraham  Chambers,  esq.  of  Tunstal  and 
Totteridge,  in  Kent,  who  built,  about  the 
middle  of  the  last  century,  the  present  Man- 
sion house  of  Woodstock,  in  that  parish, 
where  he  occasionally  resided.  He  m.  first, 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Colonel  James,* 
Royal  Artillery,  and  had  a  daughter, 

Eliza,  m.  first,  to  William  Hallett,  esq. 
of  Cannons,  and  was  mother  of  Wil- 
liam Hallett,  esq.  who  has  contested 
the  county  of  Berks  at  several  elec- 
tions. Mrs.  Hallett  wedded,  secondly, 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Harington,  brother  of 
the  late  Sir  James  Harington,  hart. 
Mr.  Chambers  espoused,  secondly,  in  1761, 
Miss  Ann  James,  and  had  four  sons  and  one- 
daughter,  viz. 

Samuel,  his  heir. 

Abraham,  late  of  Bond  Street,  who  m. 
Miss  Mary  Radcliff,  and  has  two 


*  This  gentleman  had  three  brothers,  one  of 
whom  distinguished  himself  in  the  naval  service 
of  the  East  India  Company,  and  built  the  tower 
on  Shooter's  Hill ;  another,  a  colonel  in  the  same 
service,  was  lost  in  the  Grosvenor  East-India- 
man  ;  and  the  third  was  a  colonel  in  the  Royal 
Artillery. 


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NANNEY,  OF  BELMONT. 


sons,  Henry  and  James,  and  a  dau. 
Mary. 

James,  in  holy  orders. 

William,  who  at  the  death  of  the  late 
Marquis  of  Cholmondeley  became 
possessed,  under  the  will  of  Sir 
James  Stepney,  bart.  of  a  large 
landed  property  at  Llanelly,  in  Car- 
marthenshire, and  served  the  office  of 
sheritF  for  that  county  in  1828. 

Emily -Mary-Ann,  m.  to  John  Herbert 
Foley,  esq.  of  Ridgeway,  in  Pem- 


brokeshire, elder  brother  of  Admiral 
Sir  Thomas  Foley,  G.C.B. 
Mr.  Chambers,  who  was  a  magistrate,  and 
deputy-lieutenant  in  the  counties  of  Hertford 
and  Kent,  was  succeeded  at  his  death,  in 
1782,  by  his  eldest  son,  the  present  Sir 
Samuel  Chambers,  of  Bredgar  House. 

Arms — Gu.  a  chev.  between  three  cinque- 
foils  or. 

Crest — A  bear  passant. 
Estates — In  Kent. 

Seat — Bredgar  House,  near  Sittingbourne. 


NANNEY,  OF  BELMONT. 

NANNEY,  The  Reverend  JOHN,  of  Belmont,  county  of  Denbigh,  and  Maes-y- 
neuadd,  in  Merionethshire,  m.  first,  in  Januaiy,  1 795,  Ann,  third  daughter  and  co-heiress 
of  Sir  Thomas  Kyffin,  of  Maenan,  in  the  former  shire,  by  whom  (who  d.  September  20, 
1823)  he  had  no  issue.  He  espoused,  secondly,  October  19, 1829,  Ann  Fleming,  eldest 
daughter  of  John  Fisher,  esq.  of  Chetwynd  Lodge,  in  the  county  of  Salop,  by  whom 
he  has  had  a  daughter,  b.  30th  December,  1830,  who  d,  in  the  following  year,  and  a 
son  and  heir,  b.  in  July,  1833,  now  living. 

Umeage. 


This  family  is  a  branch  of  that  of  Wynne, 
of  Peniarth,  (refer  to  vol.  i.  page  565.) 

Maurice  Wynn,  second  son  of  William 
Wynn,  of  Glynn,  esq.  was  sheriff  of  Meri- 
onethshire in  1671.  He  espoused  Jane, 
daughter  and  heiress  of  Griffith  Lloyd,  esq. 
of  Maes-y-neuadd,  in  that  shire,  and  by  her 
had  issue, 

!.  Robert,  of  whom  hereafter. 
II.  Margaret,  married  first,  to  Morris 
Williams,  of  Llwyn  Crwn,  and  se- 
condly to  Charles  Evans, 
in.  Another  daughter,  married  to  Grif- 
fith Lloyd,  of  Gwerneinion. 


IV.  Anne,  wife  of  Robert  Owen,  of 
Tygwyn,  in  the  parish  of  Dolgelley. 
Mr.  Wynn  died  in  August,  1673,  and  was 
buried  in  the  chancel  of  Llandanwg  church, 
county  of  Merioneth.  He  was  succeeded 
by  his  only  son, 

Robert  Wynn,  of  Maes-y-neuadd,  esq. 
sheriff  of  Merionethshire  in  1679,  espoused 
Jane,  daughter  of  Robert  Evans,  esq.  of 
Tan-y-bwlch,  in  that  shire,  by  whom,  who 
was  buried  at  Llandanwg,  22nd  July,  1712, 
he  had  issue, 

I.  William,  his  heir. 

II.  Maurice,  married  Mary,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Lloyd,  of  Hendre  Urien, 
and  had  issue, 

Robert,  who   married,   and  had 
issue. 

III.  Robert,  in  holy  orders,  rector  of 
Rhiw,  county  of  Carnarvon,  espoused 
Ann,  daughter  of  John  Lewis,  of 
Rhiw. 

IV.  Lowry,  married  in  September,  1698, 
Ellis  Wynn,  of  Lasynys,  county  of 
Merioneth. 

V.  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Robert  Lloyd,  of 
Dduallt. 

VI.  Jane,  wife  of  Owen  Owen,  of  Dol- 
gelley. 

VII.  Margaret,  wife  of  John  More. 

VIII.  Catherine,  wife  of  Morgan  Prys, 
of  Gerddibluog. 


NANiM':Y,  OF  HELMONT. 


181 


IX.  Ann,  wile  of  John  Pugh,  of  Bodi- 
lan. 

Mr.  Wynn  died  in  October,  1691,  and  was 
buried  in  the  churcli  of  Llandanwg.  He 
was  succeeded  ])y  his  oldest  son, 

William  Wynn,  of  Maes-y-neuadd,  esq. 
sherilT  in  Merionethsliire  in  1714.  He  es- 
poused first,  (about  the  3rd  of  William  and 
Mary)  Margaret,  a  daughter  of  the  very 
ancient  house  of  Brynker,  in  the  county  of 
Carnarvon,  (being  the  daughter  of  Ellis 
Brynker,  of  that  place,  by  Jane,  his  wife, 
daughter  of  Robert  Wynne,  of  Glynn,  esq.) 
(refer  to  vol.  i.  page  569)  and  by  her  had, 

I.  Robert,  his  successor. 

II.  Ellis,  in  holy  orders,  M.A.  of  Con- 
gleton,  in  Cheshire,  espoused  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  and  co-heiress  of 
Leftwich  Oldfield,  esq.  of  Leftwich,  in 
the  same  county,  and  by  her  had, 

Leftwich  Bowyer  Wynn. 
William. 

Elizabeth,  married  in  1753,  to  Sir 
Nigel  Gresley,  bart. 

III.  Jane,  living  in  1720. 

Mr.  Wynn  married  secondly,  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Roger  Lloyd,  of  Rhagatt,  county 
of  Merionetli,  and  relict  of  Meredith  Lloyd, 
a  younger  son  of  the  ancient  family  of 
Lloyd,  of  Rhewedog,  in  the  same  shire, 
and  had, 

William,  M.A.  rector  of  Llangynhafal, 
in  Denbighshire,  and  Manavon, 
county  Montgomery,  married  — 
daughter  of  —  Roberts,  and  by  her 
had  issue.  This  gentleman  was  a 
distinguished  Welsh  poet.  He  died 
in  1760. 

The  will  of  Mr.  Wynn  is  dated  on  the  20th 
January,  1720.  He  was  succeeded  by  his 
eldest  son, 

Robert  Wynn,  of  Maes-y-neuadd,  esq. 
sheriff  of  Merionethshire  in  1734.  This 
gentleman  espoused  Lowry,  sister  and 
heiress  of  John  Nanney,  esq.  of  Maes-y- 
pandy,  in  that  county,  and  had  a  son  and 
Buccessor, 

William  Wynn,  of  Maes-y-neaudd,  esq. 
sheriff  of  Merionethshire  in  1758,  who  as- 
sumed the  surname  of  Nanney,  upon  in- 
heriting the  estates  of  his  mother's  family. 
He  espoused  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John 
Williams,  esq.  of  Tyfry,  in  Anglesea,  and 
dying  4th  April,  1795,  left  issue, 

I.  Robert,  died  unmarried,  25th  March, 
1803. 

II.  John,  who  retained  the  surname  of 
Nanney,  assumed  by  his  father,  and 
is  the  present  proprietor. 

III.  William  (Sir)  a  distinguished  mili- 
tary officer,  governor  of  Sandown 
Fort,  in  the  Isle  of  Wight,  espoused 
29th  December,  1801,  Mary,  eldest 
daughter  of  Colonel  Long,  of  Tubney, 


in  Berkshire.  This  gentleman  re- 
tains the  surname  of  Wynn. 

IV.  Margaret  Wynn. 

V.  Mary  Wynn,  died  unmarried,  in 
1833. 

VI.  Lowry  Nanney  Wynn,  married  to 
Thos.  Vaughan,  esq.  of  Burlton, 
county  Salop,  and  had,  with  other 
issue,  a  son  and  heir, 

Robert  Chambre  Vaughan,  now  of 
Burlton,  esq.  who  espoused  11th 
September,  1828,  Anna,  third 
daughter  of  the  Hon.  Edward 
Massey,  and  has  issue. 

VII.  Jane  Wynn ,  married  to  John  Lloyd, 
esq.  a  younger  son  of  the  family  of 
Lloyd,  of  Gwerclos,  in  Merioneth- 
shire. She  died  in  December,  1824, 
and  Mr.  Lloyd,  on  the  24th  Decem- 
ber, 1825. 

jfamilv  of  i^annes. 

The  family  of  Nanney  is  one  of  the  most 
ancient  in  Wales.  They  have  repeatedly 
sat  in  parliament,  for  Merionethshire,  and 
the  county  now  returns  Sir  Robert  Williames 
Vaughan,  bart.  the  representative  of  the  elder 
branch,  and  possessor  of  the  Nanney  estate. 

Edward  Nanney,  (second  son  of  Hugh 
Nanney,  of  Nanney,  esq.  sheriff  of  Meri- 
onethshire in  1587,  and  younger  brother  of 
Griffith  Nanney,  esq.  M.P.  for  that  county 
in  1592)  lineally  descended  from  Cadogan, 
lord  of  Nanney,  one  of  the  sons  of  Bleddyn 
ap  Cynvyn,  prince  of  Powis,  espoused  Eli- 
zabeth, daughter  of  Lewis  Gwynn,  esq.  of 
Dolaugwyn,  in  the  county  of  Merioneth, 
and  left,  with  other  issue,  a  son  and  heir, 

Lewis  Nanney,  esq.  sheriff  of  Merioneth- 
shire in  1634,  married  Jane,  daughter  and 
heiress  of  John  Hughes,  esq.  of  Maes-y- 
pandy,  in  the  same  county,  and  by  her,  who 
espoused  secondly,  John  Lloyd,  esq.  of 
Aberlleveney,  had  issue, 

John  Nanney,  esq.  of  Maes-y-pandy, 
who  espoused  Elizabeth,  daughter  and  heir- 
ess of  John  Anwyl,  esq.  of  Llanvendiged, 
in  Merionethshire.  Mr.  Nanney  was  living 
26th  Nov.  1691,  but  his  wife  was  then  dead. 
He  was  succeeded  by  his  son, 

John  Nanney,  esq.  of  Maes-y-pandy, 
and  in  right  of  his  mother,  of  Llanvendiged. 
He  m.  Blandina,  (who  is  supposed  to  have 
been  a  daughter  of  Vincent  Corbet,  esq.  of 
Ynys-y-maen-gwyn)  and  by  her  had  issue, 

I.  John,  his  heir. 

II.  Vincent, 
in.  Lewis. 

Mr.  Nanney  was  succeeded  by  his  son, 

John  Nanney,  esq.  of  Maes-y-pandy, 
who  wedded  about  the  year  1691,  Mary, 
one  of  the  daughters  of  Humphrey  Pughe, 
esq.  of  Aberffrydlan,  county  of  Montgomery, 
and  by  her  had,  with  other  issue,  a  son  and 
successor, 


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TUFNELL.  OF  LANGLEYS. 


John  Nanney,  of  Maes-y-paruly,  esq. 
who  dying  without  issue,  the  estates 
devolved  upon  his  eldest  sister, 
LowRY,  who,  as  before  stated,  was 
the  wife  of  Robert  Wynn,  of  Maes- 
y-neuadd,  esq. 

Arms — Quarterly  ;  first  and  fourth,  or,  a 
lion  rampant  azure,  for  Nanney.  Second 
and  third,  ermine,  on  a  saltier,  gules,  a 
crescent,  or,  for  Wynn. 


Ci-est — A  lion  rampant  azure. 

Estates — In  the  counties  of  Merioneth, 
Flint,  and  Denbigh,  acquired  by  the  mar- 
riages of  Maurice  Wynn  and  Jane  Lloyd, 
Robert  Wynn  and  Lowry  Nanney,  and  tlie 
present  proprietor  with  Ann  Kyffin,  with 
considerable  augmentations  by  purchase. 

Seats — Belmont,  in  Denbighshire,  and 
Maes-y-neuadd,  in  Merionethshire. 


TUFNELL,  OF  LANGLEYS. 


mi  t 


TUFNELL,  JOHN  JOLLIFFE,  esq.  of  Langleys,  in  the  county  of  Essex,  ^.  21st 

September,  1778,  w.  29th  June,  1801,  Catherine-Doro- 
thy, eldest  daughter  of  Sir  Michael  Pilkington,  bait,  of 
Chevet,  and  has  issue, 

John  Jolliffe,  b.  1st  July,  1805,  m.  Caroline-Mary, 
second  daughter  of  C.  T.  Tower,  esq.  of  Weald  Hall, 
in  Essex. 

^  William-Michael,  b.  31st  January,  1816. 

Thomas-Pilkington,  b.  5th  April,  1819. 
George-Cressnor,  b.  23d  May,  1821. 
Isabella-Anne. 

Elizabeth,  m.  to  the  Rev.  H.  Cockerell. 
Catherine. 
Maria-Louisa. 
Anne. 

Harriet-Dorothea. 

This  gentleman,  who  succeeded  to  the  estates  upon  the 
demise  of  his  uncle,  9th  May,  1820,  is  a  magistrate  and 
deputy-lieutenant  for  the  county  of  Essex,  and  was  high- 
sheriff  in  1 823. 


Richard  Tufnaile,  or  Tufnell,  (son  of 
another  Richard  Tufnaile)  citizen  and  brewer 
of  London,  resided  at  Clapham,  in  the  county 
of  Surrey,  and  was  M.P.  for  Southwark,  in 
1640.  He  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  and  heir- 
ess of  William  Humphries,  esq.  and  dying 
in  August,  1640,  was  s.  by  his  son, 

John  Tufnaile,  esq.  of  London,  merchant, 
and  of  Monken  Hadley,  in  the  county  of 
Middlesex,  who  wedded  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Aid.  Sir  Wm.  Jolliffe,*  of  the  city  of 
London,  by  Rebecca,  his  wife,  daughter  of 
Walter  Boothby,  esq.  and  Catherine,  sister 


*  This  Aldn.  Jolliffe  was  son  of  Thomas  Jol- 
LEY,  or  Jolliffe,  esq.  of  Leeke,  in  the  county  of 
Stafford,  and  of  Bugiawton,  in  Cheshire,  by  Eli- 
zabeth, his  wife,  daughter  of  Edward  Mainwaring, 
esq.  of  Whitmore. 


and  co-heir  of  Henry  Witham,  esq.  By 
this  lady  Mr.  Tufnaile  left  at  his  decease  in 
1699,  a  son  and  successor, 

Samuel  Tufnell,  esq.  of  Monken  Had- 
ley, in  Middlesex,  and  of  Langleys  in  the 
county  of  Essex.  This  gentleman,  a  com- 
missioner for  settling  commerce,  was  re- 
turned to  parliament  in  1727,  for  Maiden, 
in  1728,  for  Colchester,  and  in  1741,  for 
Great  Marlow.  He  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  George  Cressener,*  esq.  and  had  issue. 


*  William  Chessener,  who  was  buried  at  Sud- 
bury, in  Suffolk,  in  1454,  espoused  Margaret, 
fourth  daugliter  of  Ralph  Neville,  Earl  of  W est- 
moreland,  K.  G.  and  widow  of  Richard  Lord 
Scrope,  of  Bolton,  by  whom  he  had  a  son, 

Alexander  Cressener,  who  m.  Celia,  daugh- 


TUFNELL,  OF  LANGLEYS. 


183 


I.  John  Jolliffe,  his  heir. 

II.  George  Foster  Tufnell,  esq.  of  Chi- 
chester, colonel  of  the  East  Middle- 
sex Militia,  b.  in  1723,  who  was 
returned  to  parliament  by  the  borough 
of  Beverley  in  1762,  and  1774.  This 
gentleman  m.  first,  at  Bath,  11th 
February,  1744,  Elizabeth,  daughter 
and  co-heir  of  —  Foster,  esq.  of 
Ireland,  which  marriage  was  dis- 
solved by  act  of  parliament,  in  1758. 
Colonel  Tufnell  wedded,  secondly, 
Mary,  daughter  of  —  Farhill,  esq. 
of  Chichester,  and  dying  10th  July, 
1798,  left,  by  his  second  wife, 

1.  William,  of  Chichester,  b,  in 
1769,  who  m.  Mary,  daughter 
and  co-heir  of  Lough  Carleton, 
esq.  and,  by  that  lady,  wlio  died 
31st  August,  1829,  left  at  his 
decease  26th  April,  1809,  two 
sons  and  a  daughter,  viz. 

Henry,  who  m.  Anne,  dau.  of 
Sir  Rob.Wilmot  Horton,  bt. 
Edward-Carleton,  barrister. 
Maria,  d.  unmarried. 

2.  John-Charles,  who  married,  and 
had  issue,  see  page  xi. 

3.  Samuel-Jollifte,  in  holy  orders, 
prebendary  of  Chichester,  and 
vicar  of  Hunston,  and  North 
Mundham.  He  m.  and  had 
issue. 

4.  George. 

6.  Frances-Maria,  deceased. 

III.  William,  who  assumed  the  surname 
of  Jolliffe,  pursuant  to  the  will  of 
Sir  William  Jolliffe.  He  died  21st 
April,  1797. 


ter  of  Sir  John  Radclyffe,  knt.  and  dying  in  1496, 
was  buried  at  Sudbury.  From  this  Alexander  is 
presumed  to  have  descended, 

John  Cressener,  esq.  of  the  county  of  Essex, 
wrho  m.  Sibill,  daughter  of  Richard  Baynbam,  and 
was  father  of 

George  Cressener,  esq.  of  Blatherwick,  in 
the  county  of  Northampton,  who  m.  Sabriani 
Freebody,  and  by  her  (who  died  in  1598)  left  a 
son, 

Edward  Cressener,  esq.  of  Earl's  Cone,  in 
Essex,  who  m.  Edith.,  daughter  of  Richard  Has- 
sall,  esq.  of  Meriden  in  the  county  of  Warwick, 
and  was  s.  by  his  son 

George  Cressener,  esq.  of  Earl's  Cone,  living 
in  1664,  who  m.  Mary,  daughter  and  heiress  of 
John  Haling,  gent,  of  London,  and  was  father  of 

George  Cressener,  esq.  of  London,  who  m. 
Maria-Anna,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Payler,  esq. 
of  Nun  Munckton,  in  Yorkshire,  and  dying  4th 
November,  1722,  was  buried  at  Earl's  Cone.  He 
left  a  daughter,  Elizabeth,  m.  as  in  the  text,  to 
Samuel  Tufnell,  esq,  M.P. 


IV.  Elizabeth,    )  both  d.  unm.the  elder 

V.  Mary-Anne,  >  in  1794,  the  younger 

in  1790. 

Mr.  Tufnell  dying  28th  December,  1758, 
was  buried  at  Pleshey,  and  succeeded  by 
his  eldest  son, 

JoH  N  Jolliffe  Tufnell,  esq.  of  Langleys, 
who  m.  Anna,  daughter  of  William  Meeke, 
esq.  of  North  Allerton,  in  the  county  of 
York,  and  had  issue, 

I.  Samuel  Jolliffe,  his  heir. 

II.  William,  who  m.  20th  September, 
1777,  Anna,  eldest  daughter  of  John 
Close,  esq.  of  Easby  House,  York- 
shire, and  had  issue, 

1.  JoHN-JoLLiFFE,  successor  to  his 
uncle. 

2.  William,  in  holy  orders,  who 
m.  Hannah-Maria,  daughter  of 
John  Naylor,  esq.  of  Newstead. 
Yorkshire. 

3.  George,  in  holy  orders,  who  m. 
in  1821,  Maria  Newton,  daugh- 
ter of  Cornelius  Kortwright,  esq. 
of  Hylands,  Essex. 

4.  Eliza-Anne,  m.  to  Sir  Thomas 
Pilkington,  bart.  of  Chevet  HalL 

5.  Louisa-Anne,  m.  21st  Decem- 
ber. 1806,  to  Sir  William-Lau- 
rence Young,  bart.  of  Marlow 
Park. 

6.  Anne,  m.  to  J.  W.  Holden,  esq. 

III.  John,  of  Waltham,  in  Essex,  who 
m.  Miss  Beaulieu,  and  left  two  sons, 
John  and  William. 

IV.  Richard,  d.  s.  p. 

Mr.  Tufnell  d.  23rd  September,  1794,  and 
was  s.  by  his  eldest  son, 

Samuel  Jolliffe  Tufnell,  esq.  of  Lang- 
leys,  at  whose  decease,  unmarried,  9th 
May,  1820,  the  estates  devolved  on  his 
nephew,  the  present  John  Jolliffe  Tuf- 
nell, esq.  of  Langleys. 

Arms  —  Az.  on  a  fesse  between  three 
ostrich  feathers  arg.  as  many  martlets  sa. 

Ci-est — A  dexter  arm,  embowed,  in  ar- 
mour ppr.  holding  in  the  gauntlet  a  cutlass 
arg.  hilt  or. 

Estates — Langleys,  Essex,  purchased  in 
1711,  of  Dame  Mary  Everard,  widow  of  Sir 
Hugh  Everard,  bart.  The  manor  of  Wal- 
tham, and  farm  called  Waltham  Bury, 
bought  of  Lord  Waltham,  and  several  other 
farms  in  the  same  county.  Estates  of  Hol- 
born  and  Fenham,  in  Northumberland,  and 
New  Monckton,  in  Yorkshire,  inherited  in 
1796,  from  the  present  possessor's  Uncle 
William  Tufnell  Jolliffe,  esq. 

Town  Residence — 49,  Albermarle  Street. 

Seat — Langleys,  near  Chelmsford. 


184 


WRIGHTSON,  OF  CUSWORTH. 


WRIGHTSON,  WILLIAM-BATTIE,  esq.  of  Cusworth,  in  the  county  of  Yoik, 
formerly  M. P.  for  East  Retford,  m.  Georgiana,  daughter  of  Freeman  Thomas,  esq.  of 
Ratton,  in  Sussex,  by  Charlotte,  his  wife,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  Henry  Pierse,  esq.  of 
Bedale 


Mr.  Wrightson  s.  his  father  in  1827 


Robert  Wrightson,  esq.  horn  in  1629, 
purchased,  about  the  year  1670,  from  the 
family  of  Wray,  the  manor  and  lands  of 
Cusworth.  He  m.  first,  Elizabeth,  daugli- 
ter  of  Thomas  Garland,  of  Todwick,  and 
had  two  sons,  John  and  Robert,  who  both 
died  young,  and  a  daughter,  Elizabeth,  m. 
to  Henry  Farrer,  of  Ewood.  Mr. Wrightson 
espoused,  secondly,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Sir 
Tliomas  Beaumont,  knt.  of  Whitley,  b.  in 
1646,  by  whom  (who  died  13th  September, 
1717,  and  was  buried  at  Hemsworth)  he  had 
two  sons,  and  as  many  daughters,  viz. 


of  William  Fenwick,  esq.  of  Bywell,  in 
Northumberland  ;  by  the  latter  of  whom  he 
left  at  his  decease,  4th  December,  1760, 
being  buried  at  Hemsworth,  an  only  sur- 
viving child  and  heiress, 

IsABKL  Wrightson,  of  Cusworth,  b.  in 
1737,  who  espoused,  29th  December,  1748, 
John  B.ATTii:,*  esq.  of  Warmsworth,  in  the 
county  of  York,  who  assumed  in  1761,  the 
surname  and  arms  of  Wrightson.  By 
Ibis  gentleman,  who  died  in  1766,  aged 
forty-tliree,  the  heiress  of  Cusw  orth,  left  at 
her  decease  in  1784,  an  only  surviving  child, 

Y^'iLLiAM  Wrightson,  esq.  of  Cusworth, 
high  sheriff  for  Yorkshire  in  1821,  and 
sometime  M.P.  for  Aylesbury.  This  gen- 
tleman m.  first,  Barbara,  daughter  of  Janu  s 
Bland,  esq.  of  Hurworth,  in  Durliam,  but 
by  her,  who  died  in  1782,  had  no  issue. 


Thomas,  7 
William,  S 


successive  proprietors. 

Felicia,  d.  young. 
Mary,  m.  to  John  Whitehead,  ancestor 
of  the  Rev.  Beaumont  Whitehead. 
Mr.  Wrightson  dying  17th  December,  1708, 
was  interred  at  Hemsworth,  and  succeeded 
by  his  elder  son, 

Thomas  Wrightson,  esq.  of  Cusworth, 
who  was  high  sheriff  for  Yorkshire  in  1714. 
He  wedded  Jane,  daughter  of  Sir  Paul 
Barret,  but  dying  s.  p.  in  January,  1724, 
was  s.  by  his  only  brother, 

William  Wrightson,  esq.  of  Cusworth, 
b.  in  1676,  elected  M.P.  for  Newcastle-on- 
Tyne.  This  gentleman  m.  first,  Isabel, 
relict  of  Thomas  Matthews,  and  daughter  of 
Francis  Burton,  of  Newcastle  ;  and  se- 
condly, Isabel,  eldest  daughter  and  co-heir 


•  Warmsworth  was  purchased  1 4th  April,  1668, 

by 

John  Battie,  esq.  who  was  born  in  1616.  This 
gentleman  m.  first,  Mary,  daugliter  and  heir  of 
John  Pierrepoint,  esq.  of  Wadworth,  in  the  same 
shire,  and  had  issue, 

X.  Francis,  of  Wadworth,  m.  Martha,  daugh- 
ter of  Michael  Fawkes,  esq.  of  Farnley, 
and  d,  s.  p.  in  September,  1682. 
n,  Elizabeth,  m.  to  John  Cogan,  of  Hull. 
III.  Margaret,  m.  to  the  Rev.  William  Ste- 
phens, rector  of  Sutton,  Bedfordshire. 
Mr.  Battie  wedded,  secondly,  Ann,  daughter  of 
Stephen  Kelham,  of  Rotherham,  and  dying  in 
1676,  left  issue, 

I.  John,  who  inherited  Warmsworth. 

II.  Dorothy,  to.  to  John  Worsop,  of  Adling- 
flete. 

III.  Ann,  m.  to  John  Cooke,  of  Barlborough. 

IV.  Jane,  to.  to  William  Carter. 

V.  Sarah,  to.  first,  to  Thomas  Tomline,  and 
secondly,  to  Edward  Barnard,  of  Beverley. 

The  only  son  of  the  second  marriage, 

John  Battie,  esq.  of  Warmsworth,  6.  in  1663, 
TO.  first,  in  1687,  Susan,  sister  of  William  Vava- 
sor, esq.  of  Weston,  but  had  no  issue.  He  wed- 
ded, secondly,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Robert  Cop- 
ley, esq.  of  Doncaster ;  and  thirdly,  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Tobias  Harvey,  esq.  of  Womersley,  by  the 
latter  of  whom,  he  left  at  his  decease,  5th  No- 
vember, 1724,  an  only  son,  John,  who  w.  as  in 
the  text,  Isabella  Wrightson. 


LUSHINGTON,  OF  RODMERSHAM  AND  NORTON  COURT.  i85 


He  wt'dded,  secondly,  in  1787,  Henrietta, 
rtiiu<;hter  and  co-lieir  of  Kicliard  Heber, 
('>([.  at'  Marton,  by  Elizabetli,  bis  wife, 
(l;iii<;bter  and  co-beir  of  Samuel  Barnar- 
di:>ton,  esq.  and  bad, 

William  Battir.  bis  beir. 
I       Artbur-Bhind,  in  boly  orders,  M.A. 
rector  of  Edlington,   and  vicar  of 
Campsal. 
Ricbard-Heber,  of  Lincoln's  Inn. 
Henry,  of  Queen's  College,  Oxford. 
Tbomas-Barnardiston,  of  Brazennose 

College,  Oxford. 
Harriet,  m.  first,  to  Hon.  F.  Sylvester 
Douglas,  only  son  of  Lord  Glen- 


bervie,  and  secondly,  to  tbe  Hon. 

Henry  Hely  Hutcbinson,  next  hro- 

tber  to  Jobn,  present  earl  of  Do- 

nougbmore. 
Isabella. 
Elizabetb. 

Mr.  Wrigbtson  died  in  1827,  and  was  s.  by 
bis  eldest  son,  tbe  present  William-Battie 
Wrightson,  esq.  of  Cuswortb. 

Aims  —  Or,  a  fesse,  counter-componee 
arg.  and  az.  between  tbree  griffins'  beads, 
erased  of  tbe  tbird. 

Cy^est — A  unicorn  saliant  arg. 

Estates — In  Yorksbire. 

Seat — Cuswortb. 


LUSHINGTON,  OF  RODMERSHAM  AND  NORTON  COURT. 


-USHINGTON,  EDMUND-HENRY,  esq.  of  Park  Place,  in  the  county  of  Kent, 

barrister  at  law,  late  one  of  the  puisne  judges  at  Ceylon, 
subsequently  chief  commissioner  of  tbe  Colonial  Board  of 
Audit,  and  master  of  the  Crown  OtHce,  m.  first,  Louisa, 
daughter  of  Faulknor  Philips,  esq.  of  Manchester ;  and 
secondly,  Sophia,  daughter  of  Thomas  Philips,  esq.  of 
Sedgley,  in  Lancashire.    By  the  latter  he  has  issue, 

I.  Edmund-Law. 

II.  Henry. 

III.  Thomas. 

IV.  Franklyn. 

V.  Sophia. 

VI.  Maria. 

VII.  Emily. 
VIII.  Rosa. 

IX.  Ellen. 

X.  Louisa. 

Mr.  Lushington  succeeded  to  the  representation  of  the 
family  upon  the  demise  of  his  father. 


'  Augustine  Lushington,  of  Sittingbourn, 
in  Kent,  living  in  1633,  was  father  of 

Thomas  Lushington,  of  Sittingbourn, 
who  held  tbe  manor  of  Rodmersbam,  in  tbe 
same  county.  He  tu.  Ann,  daughter  of 
Stephen  Tomlyn,  and  by  her  (who  died  in 
1678)  left  at  bis  decease,  in  1688,  a  son  and 
successor, 

Stephen  Lushington,  esq.  of  Sitting- 
bourn, who  purchased  tbe  fee  simple  of  tbe 
manor  of  Rodmersbam.  This  gentleman 
wedded,  first,  Catherine,  only  sister  and 
heiress  of  Jobn  Godfrey,  esq.  of  Norton 
Court,  by  whom  (who  died  at  tbe  age  of 
twenty-seven,  28tb  August,  1700)  he  bad  an 
only  child,  Thomas-Godrey,  his  heir.  He 


m.  secondly,  Jane-Petley,  relict  of  Edmond 
Fowler,  esq.  of  Ash,  and  bad  issue, 

I.  Stephen,  who  d.  issueless. 

II.  Franklyn,  captain  R.  N.  killed  on 
board  tbe  Burford  man-of-war,  at  the 
siege  of  Guyra,  19tb  February,  1743. 

HI.  Henry,  D.D.  vicar  of  Eastbourne, 
in  Sussex,  who  m.  Mary,  daughter  of 
Roger  Altbam,  D.  D.  Archdeacon  of 
Middlesex,  and  bad  four  sons  and 
tbree  daughters,  viz. 

1.  Matthew,  who  d.  unmarried. 

2.  Stephen,  of  Southhill  Park,  in 
Berkshire,  chairman  of  the  East 
India  Company  in  1790,  and 
created  a  baronet  the  following 


186      LUSKIN GTON,  OF  ADMERSHAM  AND  NORTON  COURT. 


year  (see  Burke's  Peerage  and 
Baronetage  ). 

3.  William,  of  Mark's  Hall,  Essex, 
and  alderman  of  and  M.P.  for 
the  city  of  London,  m.  Paulina, 
only  child  of  Thomas  French, 
esq.  and  had  three  daughters. 

4.  Henry,  assassinated  by  Cossim 
Ali  Cawn,  at  Patna,  in  the  East 
Indies. 

5.  Maria,  m.  to  John  Tilson,  esq.  of 
Watlington. 

6.  Charlotte,  m.  to  Ralph  Leyces- 
ter,  esq.  of  Toft  (see  vol.  i.  p. 
75). 

7.  Jane,  m.  to  the  Rev,  Thomas 
Altham,  LL.D. 

IV.  William,  a  colonel  in  the  army,  m. 
Jane,  daughter  of  Col.  Southwell. 

V.  Jane,  m.  to  the  Rev.  John  Perry, 
D.D.  rector  of  Ash. 

VI.  Catherine,  m.  to  Roger  Altham, 
esq.  barrister-at-law. 

Mr.  Lushington,  who  died  in  1718,  and  was 
buried  in  Chillon  Church,  was  s.  by  his 
eldest  son, 

Thomas-Godfrey  Lushington,  esq.  of 
Sittingbourn,  who  wedded,  first,  Dorothy, 
daughter  of  John  Gisbourne,  esq.  and  had 
issue, 

Thomas,  who  died  (before  his  father) 

unmarried,  in  1748. 
William,  a  captain  in  the  army,  died 

unmarried,  in  1763. 
James-Stefhen,  in  holy  orders,  heir 

eventually. 
Catherine,  m.  to  John  Cockin  Sole,  esq. 

and  died  in  1766,  leaving  an  only 

daughter. 

Mr.  Lushington  w.  secondly,  in  1752,  Miss 
Barbara  Skeere,  of  Doddington.    He  died 
3rd  August,  1757,  aged  fifty-seven.  His 
youngest  son. 
The  Rev. 

James -Stephen  Lushington,  of  Rod- 
mersham,  in  Kent,  prebendary  of  Carlisle, 
vicar  of  Newcastle-upon-Tyne,  and  of  Lat- 
ton,  in  Essex,  espoused,  first,  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  the  Right  Rev.  Edward  Law,  D.D. 
Bishop  of  Carlisle,  and  had  two  sons  and  a 
daughter,  viz. 

I.  Thomas-Godfrey,  who  d,  unm. 

II.  Edmund-Henry. 

III.  Maria-Catherine,  m.  to  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Edwards.  LL.D.  of  Nunea- 
ton, in  Cornwall,  and  has  issue, 

Thomas  Edwards. 


Maria  Edwards,  m.  to  Christopher 
Wren,  esq.  of  Wroxall  Abbey, 
an  Warwickshire. 
He  m,  seco  dly,  Mary,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Humphrey  Christian,  of  Docking,  in  Noi- 
folk,  and  had  four  other  sons,  viz. 

I.  William-John,  of  Rodmersham,  one 
of  the  commissioners  of  parliamentary 
enquiry,  who  m.  Barbara,  daughter 
and  co-heir  of  James  Wilson,  esq.  of 
Kendal,  and  has  issue, 

1.  James-Stephen. 

2.  William. 

3.  Charles-Hugh. 

4.  Mary. 

5.  Jane- Anne. 

6.  Barbara. 

7.  Sophia. 

II.  Stephen-Rurabold,  of  Norton  Court, 
governor  of  Madras,  and  formerly 
M.  P.  for  Canterbury,  h.  in  May, 
1776,  wedded  in  1798,  Anne-Eliza- 
beth, eldest  daughter  of  George,  first 
Lord  Harris,  and  has 

1.  Stephen-George,  commissioner 
of  customs. 

2.  James-Stephen,  private  secre- 
tary to  the  governor  of  Madras. 

3.  George-Thomas. 

4.  William-Hurdis. 
6.  Richard. 

6.  Charles-Manners. 

7.  Mary-Anne,  m.  to  J.  Beckford 
Wildman,  esq.  of  Chilham  Castle, 
Kent. 

8.  Anne-Elizabeth. 

III.  James-Law,  formerly  M.P.  for  Car- 
lisle, lieutenant-colonel  1st  regiment 
Native  Infantry. 

IV.  Charles-May,  one  of  the  circuit 
judges  on  the  Madras  establishment, 
m.  Miss  Ansell. 

V.  Hester-Paulina,  d.  unm. 

VI.  Dorothy-Christian,  w.  to  Guy  Lenox 
Prendergast,  esq. 

The  Rev.  James-Stephen  Lushington  was  s, 
at  his  decease  by  his  eldest  son.  the  present 
Henry-Edmund  Lushington,  esq. 

Arms — Or,  on  a  fesse  wavy,  between 
three  lions'  heads  erased  vert,  langued  gu. 
as  many  ermine  spots. 

Crest — A  lion's  head  erased  vert,  charged 
on  the  erasure  with  three  ermine  spots  or, 
ducally  gorged  arg. 

Motto — Prudens  qui  patiens. 

Estates — In  Kent. 

Seat — Park  Place,  Kent. 


187 


CAMPBELL,  OF  GATCOMBE. 


CAMPBELL,  ALEXANDER,  esq.  of  Gatcombe  Park,  in  the  Isle  of  Wig-ht,  b.  5th 
May,  1776,  m.  30th  June,  1795,  Jane,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  Edward  Meaux 
Worsley,  esq.  of  Gatcombe,  by  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  Leonard, 
Lord  Holmes,  of  Killmaflock,  and  has  issue, 

Alexander- Glynn,  h.  10th  August,  1796  ;  elected,  in  1820,  M.P.  for  Fowey. 

Jane-Elizabeth-Mary. 

Sophia-Margaret,  who  died  unmarried. 


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For  an  account  of  this  branch  of  the 
Campbells,  see  Campbell,  of  Ardchattan 
Priory,  Colonel  Campbell,  of  Gatcombe, 
being  a  younger  son  of  the  late  Patrick 
Campbell,  esq.  of  Ardchattan,  who  died  the 
30th  June,  1801,  by  Lilias,  his  wife,  dau.  of 
John  Macfarlane,  esq. 

The  estate  of  Gatcombe  was  obtained  by 
Colonel  Campbell  in  marriage  with  Jane, 
daughter  and  co-heiress  of  Edward  Meaux 
Worsley,  esq.  M.P. 

The  family  of  Worsley  derives  from 

Sir  Elias  de  Workesley,  of  Workesley, 
in  Lancashire,  a  soldier  of  the  cross,  whose 
lineal  descendant 

Sir  James  Worsley,  knt.  of  Apulder- 
combe,  captain  of  the  Isle  of  Wight,  es- 
poused Anne,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  Sir 
John  Leigh,  of  Leigh,  in  the  county  of  Dor- 
set, and  left  at  his  decease,  in  1538,  Ri- 
chard, governor  of  the  Isle  of  Wight,  and 

John  Worsley,  esq.  of  Apuldercombe, 
who  m.  Jane,  daughter  of  Richard  Meaux, 
esq.  Kingston,  in  the  Isle  of  Wight,  and 
dying  in  January,  1580,  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Thomas  Worsley,  esq.  of  Apuldercombe, 
h.  in  1563.  This  gentleman  wedded,  in 
1585,  Barbara,  daughter  of  William  St. 


John,  esq.  of  Farley,  in  Hampshire,  and 
had  issue, 

I.  Richard  (Sir)  created  a  baronet 
29th  June,  1611,  who  d.  27th  June, 
1621,  leaving,  inter  alios, 

1.  Henry,  second  baronet,  who  d. 
in  1666,  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

James  (Sir),  third  baronet, 
whose  grandson. 

Sir  Thomas  Worsley,  sixth 
baronet,  espoused,  in  1749, 
the  Lady  Elizabeth  Boyle, 
daughter  of  John,  Earl  of 
Cork  and  Orrery,  and  had 
one  son  and  a  daughter,  viz. 

1.  Sir  Richard,  seventh 
baronet,  a  privy-coun- 
cillor, M.P.  &c.  who  d. 
s.  p.  5th  August,  1805. 

2.  Henrietta-Frances,  m. 
in  1784,  to  the  Hon. 
John  Simpson,  second 
son  of  Henry,  first  Lord 
Bradford,  and  had  an- 
on ly  daughter, 

Henrietta  -  Anna  - 
Maria-Charlotte 
Simpson,  who  ni. 
nth  August,  1806, 
Charles,  present 
Lord  Yarborough, 
and  has  issue  (see 
Burke's  Peerage 
and  Baronetage). 

2.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Sir  John  Meaux, 
bart.  of  Kingston,  and  their  eldest 
grand-daughter  and  co-heir, 

Elizabeth  Meaux,  wedded  Sir 
John  Miller,  of  Froyle,  and 
was  mother  of 

Elizabeth  Miller,  m.  in 
1737,  to  Sir  Edward 
Worsley,  knt.  and  had 
a  son, 

Edward  -  IVIeauy 
Worsley. 


188 


CAMPBELL,  OF  GATCOMBE. 


II.  Thomas. 

III.  John. 

The  third  son, 

John  Worsley,  esq.  b.  in  1589,  was  of 
Gatcombe,  in  the  Isle  of  Wight.  He  m. 
Cicely,  daughter  of  Sir  Edward  Richards, 
of  Yaverland,  knt.  and  was  s.  by  his  son, 

Sir  Edward  Worsley,  knt.  of  Gatcombe, 
b.  in  1621,  a  firm  and  devoted  royalist,  who 
attempted,  at  the  greatest  personal  hazard, 
the  delivery  of  Charles  I.  from  his  im- 
prisonment in  the  Isle  of  Wight.  He  m. 
Jane  Barker,  and  had  a  son  and  successor, 

John  Worsley,  esq.  of  Gatcombe,  b.  in 
1653,  who  wedded  Ann  Urry,  of  Fresh- 
water, in  the  Isle  of  Wight,  and  had  two 
sons, 

Edward,  his  heir. 

David,  of  Stenbury ,  in  the  Isle  of  Wight, 
who  m.  Mary,  daughter  of  William 
Hooke,  esq.  and  had  a  son, 

Francis,  in  holy  orders,  rector  of 
Chale,  who  m.  Anne,  daughter 
cf  Henry  Roberts,  esq.  of  Stan- 
den,  and  dying  in  1808,  left,  with 
several  daughters,  seven  sons, 
viz. 

1.  James,  in  holy  orders,  LL.B. 
vicar  of  Thorley,  m.  first,  in 
1794,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Gother,  esq.  of  Bel- 
lingham,  in  the  Isle  of 
Wight,  and  has  two  sons, 
James  and  Francis,  and  one 
dau.  Elizabeth-Rosetta.  He 
wedded,  secondly,  in  1810, 
Sophia,  daughter  of  Sir  John 
Pinhorn,  knt.  of  London, 
and  has  four  more  sons,  viz. 
John-Henry,  David,  Jona- 
than, and  William-Robert. 

2.  Henry,  a  major-general  in 
the  army,  and  Companion 
of  the  Bath. 

3.  David,  who  d.  unmarried, 
in  1822. 

4.  Francis,  who  also  d.  unm. 

5.  Robert,  of  Edinburgh,  m. 
Miss  Cecilia  Spottiswood, 
and  has  a  son,  Francis. 

6.  Charles  -  Cornwall  -  Sey- 
mour, of  Newport,  m.  Anne, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Gleed, 
esq.  of  Carisbrook,  and  has 
issue. 

7.  Thomas,  of  Liverpool. 
Mr.  Worsley,  of  Gatcombe  died  in  1727, 
and  was  s.  by  his  elder  son, 

Edward  Worsley,  esq.  of  Gatcombe, 
who  m.  18th  November,  1708,  Miss  Jane 
Leigh,  of  Idlecombe,  and  had  a  son  and 
successor. 

Sir  Edward  Worsley,  knt.  of  Gat- 


■  combe,  who  espoused,  10th  January,  1737, 
j  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir  John  Miller,  of  ti 
Froyle,  in  Hants,  and  great  grand-daughter  j| 
of  Elizabeth  Worsley,  who  m.  Sir  John 
Meaux,  bart.    By  this  lady  Mr.  Worsley 
had  issue, 

I.  Edward-Meaux,  his  heir. 

II.  James,  in  holy  orders,  rector  of  l 
Gatcombe,  who  m.  Miss  Ann  Hayles, 
and  had  surviving  issue, 

1.  Edward-Vaughan,  colonel  R.A 
w.  in  1800,  Mary,  daughter  of  \ 
John  Arthur,  esq.  of  Plymouth,  ] 
and  has 

Frederick.  1 
Mary. 

Eliza.  ' 
Jesse,  m.  to  Captain  Montagu,  ; 
St.  Helena,   m.   to  Captain 
Froster. 

2.  Thomas,  colonel  45th  Native  In- 
fantry,  East  India  Company's  /| 
service.  ' 

3.  Charlotte. 

4.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Colonel  Dixon, 
R.  A. 

5.  Louisa. 

6.  Emma. 

III.  Thomas,  in  holy  orders,  A.M.  died  , 
unmarried,  1777. 

IV.  John,  lieutenant  in  the  army,  died 
unmarried,  1783. 

V.  Henry,  D.  D.  rector  of  Gatcombe, 
m.  Mary,  daughter  of  Thomas  Dick- 
onson,  esq.  and  had  (with  other  issue) 
a  son. 

The  Rev.  Henry  Worsley,  LL.D. 
who  m.  Susan,  daughter  of  James 
Still,  esq.  of  Knoyle. 

VI.  Jane,  m.  to  the  Rev.  Arthur  Hodg- 
kinson. 

VII.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Sir  Samuel  Mar- 
shall, K.B. 

VIII.  Anne,  m.  to  Admiral  Richard- 
Rodney  Bligh.  ! 

Mr.  Worsley  died  in  1762,  and  was  *.  by 
his  eldest  son, 

Edward-Meaux  Worsley,  esq.  of  Gat- 
combe, b.  in  1747,  who  represented  the 
borough  of  Newtown,  in  parliament.  He 
m.  first.  Miss  Elizabeth  Crow,  of  Alvington, 
and  by  her,  who  died  in  1771,  had  one 
daughter, 

Elizabeth,  m.  in  1790,  to  Edmund- 
John  Glynn,  esq.  of  Glynn,  in  Corn- 
wall. 

Mr.  Worsley  wedded,  secondly,  in  1772, 
Elizabeth,  eldest  daughter  of  Leonard,  Lord  I 
Holmes,  by  whom  (who  m.  secondly,  Rev.  ' 
Sir  Henry  Worsley  Holmes,  bart.)  he  left  { 
another  daughter,  j 
Jane,  m.  as  stated  above,  to  Colonel  i 
Alexander  Campbell.  i 


Arms — Quarterly,  first  and  fourth,  gi- 
ronny  of  eight,  or  and  sa. ;  second,  a  buck's 
liead ;  third,  arg.  a  galley  sa.  all  within  a 
bordure  or,  charged  with  eight  crescents. 
Crest — A  swan  ppr.  crowned  or. 
Estates — The  manor  of  Freewarren,  of 


CLARKE,  OF  HYDE  HALL. 


189 


Gatcombe,  purchased,  in  the  reign  of 
Henry  VII.  by  Richard  Worsley,  captain 
of  the  Isle  of  Wight. 

Seat — Gatcombe  Park,  near  Newport, 
Isle  of  Wight. 


CLARKE,  OF  HYDE  HALL. 

CLARKE,  GEORGE,  esq.  of  Hyde  Hall,  in  Cheshire,  m.  4th  September,  1793 

Eliza,  daughter  of  General  George  Rochfort,  of  the 
county  of  Westmeath,  and  has  had  issue, 

George  Hyde,  who  died  unmarried  in  1822. 
Edward  Hyde,  m.  19th  October,  1825,  his  cousin,  Miss 

Georgiana  Moran. 
George-Rochfort,  m.  9th  July,  1830,  Elizabeth,  eldest 
daughter  of  the  late  Rev.  Henry  Byron,  son  of  the 
Hon.  and  Rev.  Richard  Byron,  and  grandson  of 
William,  third  Lord  Byron. 
Katherine. 
Elizabeth. 

Mr.  Clarke  succeeded  to  the  estates  upon  the  demise 
of  his  father. 


"About  the  time  of  Kmg  John,"  says 
Ormerod,  in  his  able  History  of  Cheshire, 
*one  moiety  of  the  township  of  Hyde  was 
rested  in  a  family  which  bore  the  local 
name,  and  was  then  represented  by  Mat- 
rHEw  DE  Hyde.''  This  Matthew  had  a 
5on, 

Sir  Robert  Hyde,  knt.  living  temp. 
Henry  III.  lord  of  the  manors  of  Hyde 
and  Newton,  in  Cheshire  ;  of  Shalcross,  in 
Derbyshire  ;  and  of  Halghton,  in  the  county 
of  Lancaster,  who  m.  the  cousin  and  heiress 
of  Thomas  de  Norbiiry,  by  whom  he  ac- 
quired the  lordship  of  Norbury,  and  had  a 
son  and  successor, 

Robert  Hyde,  lord  of  Norbury,  who  had 
two  sons,  viz. 

John  (Sir),  his  heir. 
Alexander,  who  acquired  lands  in  Den- 
ton from  his  father,  founded  the  fa- 
mily of  Hyde,  of  Denton. 
The  elder  son. 

Sir  John  Hyde,  knt.  of  Norbury  and 
Hyde,  a  gallant  soldier  and  one  of  the  compa- 
nions inarms  of  the  Black  Prince,  espous- 
ed, first,  Margaret,dau.of  Sir  JohnDavenport, 
and  had  two  sons,  John  and  Roger,  men- 
tioned in  settlements  of  the  manor  of  Nor- 
bury, who  appear  both  to  have  died  issue- 


less. Sir  John  wedded,  secondly,  one  of 
the  daughters  of  Sir  William  Baggiley,  of 
Baggiley,  and  sister  and  co-heiress  of  John 
Baggiley,  of  Baggiley,  by  whom  he  obtain- 
ed several  estates ;  and  the  Hydes  hence- 
forth used  the  arms  of  Baggiley,  inverting 
the  colours,  and  adding  a  chevron,  for  dif- 
ference. By  the  co-heiress  of  Baggiley  he 
had,  with  other  issue, 
William,  his  heir. 

Ralph,  ancestor  of  the  Hydes  of  Ur- 
meston,  in  Lancashire. 
Sir  John  Hyde  having  sold  the  manors  and 
estates  of  Shalcross,  Newton,  Ferneley,  &c. 
his  other  possessions  alone  devolved  upon 
his  eldest  son  by  his  second  marriage, 

William  Hyde,  of  Norbury  and  Hyde, 
living  in  the  reign  of  Edward  III.  who  m. 
Alice,  daughter  of  Richard  de  Bromhall, 
and  was  great-great-grandfather  of 

Thomas  Hyde,  of  Norbury  and  Hyde, 
who  flourished  from  the  reign  of  Edward 
IV.  to  that  of  Henry  VII.  He  wedded  a 
daughter  of  Knyveton,  of  Underwood,  and 
was  s.  at  his  decease  by  his  son, 

Robert  Hyde,  of  Hyde  and  Norbury, 
who  m.  first,  Margaret,  daughter  of  Richard 
Holland,  of  Denton,  in  Lancashire,  and  had 
issue. 


190  CLARKE,  OF 

I.  Hamnet,  who  m.  Margaret,  daugh- 
ter of  Lawrence  Warren,  esq.  of 
Poynton,  and  had  (with  a  daughter 
Catherine,  m.  to  Strangwayes,  of 
Strangwayes),  a  son, 

Robert,  heir  to  his  grandfather. 

II.  John. 

III.  Agnes,  m.  to  John  Arderne. 

Robert  Hyde  espoused,  secondly,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Scarsgill,  of  Scarsgill ;  and  thirdly, 
the  daughter  of  John  Boydell,  of  Pulcroft. 
By  the  latter  he  was  ancestor  of  the  Hydes 
of  Westhatch,  in  Wilts,  of  whom  was  the 
celebrated  Edward  Hyde,  Earl  of  Cla- 
rendon, grandfather,  through  his  daughter 
Anne,  of  the  Princesses  Mary  and  Anne, 
successively  Queens  of  England.  (See 
Burke's  Extinct  Peerage.)  Robert  Hyde 
was  succeeded  at  his  demise  by  his  grand- 
son, 

Robert  Hyde,  esq.  of  Norbury  and 
Hyde,  h.  14th  Henry  VIH.  who  wedded, 
first,  Margaret,  daughter  of  John  Ducken- 
field,  of  Duckenfield,  and  had  two  daugh- 
ters. He  m.  secondly,  Jane,  daughter  of 
Sir  William  Davenport,  knt.  of  Bramhall, 
and  had,  with  other  issue,  a  son  and  suc- 
cessor, 

Robert  Hyde,  esq.  of  Norbury  and 
Hyde,  living  at  the  visitation  of  1680.  This 
gentleman  m.  Beatrix,  daughter  of  Sir  Wil- 
liam Calverley,  of  Calverley,  knighted 
about  the  2nd  of  Edward  VI.  by  Elizabeth, 
his  second  wife,  daughter  of  Richard  Sneyd, 
esq.  (see  vol.  i.  p.  674),  and  had  issue, 

I.  Hamnet,  his  successor. 

II.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  —  Gore,  of  Tupton. 

III.  Alice,  m.  to  Richard  Ivye. 

IV.  Jane,  m.  to  Edward  Vawdrey,  esq. 
(See  vol.  i.  p.  3.54.) 

V.  Margaret,  ?«.  to  George  Hulton,  esq. 
v[.  Beatrix,  wife  of  John  Frodsham, 

esq. 

VII.  Anne,  wife  of  Richard  Risley,  esq. 

VIII.  Mary,  m.  to  John  Nuttal,  esq. 

IX.  Catherine,  m.  to  John  Hulton,  esq. 
of  Hulton. 

The  son  and  heir, 

Hamnet  Hyde,  esq.  of  Norbury  and 
Hyde,  born  in  1563,  m.  Mary,  daughter  of 
John  Warren,  esq.  of  Poynton,  and,  dying 
in  1643,  was  succeeded  by  his  son, 

Robert  Hyde,  esq.  of  Norbury  and 
Hyde,  who  wedded,  first,  Margaret,  daugh- 
ter and  co-heir  of  Thomas  Fitton,  of  Sid- 
dington,  and  by  her,  who  died  in  1618,  had, 
with  other  issue,  a  son  Edward,  who  suc- 
ceeded him.  He  m.  secondly,  Anne, 
daughter  of  Robert  Hyde,  esq.  of  West- 
hatch,  and  had  a  son, 

Robert,  of  Ballough  Loughlan  Castle, 
in  Ireland,  who  m.  Dorothy,  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  Richard  Brooke,  bart.  of 
Norton,    by  Catherine,    his  wife, 


HYDE  HALL. 

daughter  of  Sir  Henry  Nevill,  of 
Billingbere,  in  Berkshire. 
Mr.  Hyde  was  succeeded  by  his  eldest  son, 
Edward  Hyde,  esq.  of  Norbury  and 
Hyde,  who  wedded  Anne,  another  daughter 
of  Sir  Richard  Brooke,  knt.  of  Norton,  and 
left  at  his  decease,  in  1671,  with  other  issue, 
who  died  s.  p.  a  daughter  Margaret,  m.  to 
Piers  Leigh,  esq.  of  Birch,  and  a  son  and 
successor, 

Robert  Hyde,  esq.  of  Norbury  and 
Hyde,  born  in  1642.  who  m.  Felicia,  daugh- 
ter of  William  feneyd,  esq.  of  Keel,  and 
had  issue, 

Edward,  his  heir. 

Anne,  m.  to  George  Croxton,  esq.  of 
Ravenscroft ;  and  secondly,  to  John 
Brydges,  esq. 
Penelope,  m.  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  John 
Thane,  archdeacon  and  prebendary 
of  Chester. 
Mr.  Hyde  was  s,  by  his  son, 

Edward  Hyde,  esq.  who  sold  the  manor 
of  Norbury.  This  gentleman  wedded  Ca- 
therine, daughter  of  Alexander  Rigby,  esq. 
of  Leighton,  and  left,  with  other  issue,  who 
all  died  unmarried,  a  daughter,  and  even- 
tual heiress, 

Anne  Hyde,  who  espoused  George 
Clarke,  esq.  Lieutenant-Governor  of  the 
Province  of  New  York,  (son  of  George 
Clarke,  esq.  of  Swanswick,  in  Somerset- 
shire), and  by  that  gentleman,  who  died  in 
1760,  had  issue, 

I.  George  Clarke. 

II.  Robert  Clarke,  who  died  unmarried. 

III.  Edward  Clarke,  who  m.  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  —  Guthrie,  esq.  of  Ja- 
maica, widow  of  William  Williams, 
esq.  and  of  Philip  Haughton,  esq.  by 
whom  he  left  at  his  decease,  6th  Sep- 
tember, 1776,  a  son, 

George  Hyde,  successor  to  his 
uncle. 

IV.  Hyde  Clarke,  d.  young. 

V.  Elizabeth  Clarke,  m.  to  Captain  Cock. 

VI.  Letitia,  or  Anne  Clarke,  m,  to  Jo- 
shua Horton,  esq.  of  Howroyde.  (See 
vol.  i.  p.  284.) 

VII.  Penelope  Clarke,  died  unmarried. 

VIII.  Mary  Clarke,  m.  to  Ballard  Beck- 
ford,  esq. 

The  eldest  son  and  heir, 

George  Clarke,  esq.  of  Swanswick  and 
Hyde,  secretary  of  New  York,  died,  with- 
out issue,  11th  November,  1777,  and  was 
succeeded  by  his  nephew, 

George  Hyde  Clarke,  esq.  of  Hyde, 
who  wedded  Catherine,  daughter  of  —  Hus- 
sey,  esq.  of  Ireland,  and  had  issue, 
George,  his  heir. 

Edward,  of  Swanswick,  who  m.  Anne 
Margaret,  daughter  of  General  Pre- 
vost. 


PICKERING,  OF  OLD  LODGE. 


191 


Mr.  Clarke  was  succeeded  at  his  decease  by 
bis  elder  son,  the  present  George  Clarke, 
jsq.  of  Hyde  Hall. 

Arms — Quarterly  :  1st  and  4th,  az.  three 
escallops  in  pale  or,  between  two  flaunches 
erm. ;  2nd  and  3rd,  az.  a  chev.  between 
iree  lozenges  or. 

Crests — 1st,  a  pheon  ppr.  ;  2nd,  an  eagle 


with  wings  expanded  sa.  beaked  and  mem- 
bered  or. 

Estates — Hyde  and  Hough  ton, near  Stock- 
port, Cheshire,  possessed  by  the  Hyde  fa- 
mily for  seven  or  eight  hundred  years. 

Seats — Hyde  Hall,  Cheshire  ;  and  Hyde 
Hall,  on  Lake  Otsego,  New  York  State, 
North  America. 


PICKERING,  OF  OLD  LODGE. 
Hepresentatibc  of  a  ISranc^  of  t^e  ancient  iFamilg  of  mmfvetilU 


PICKERING,  EDWARD-ROWLAND,  esq.  of  the  Old  Lodge,  and  of  Clapham, 

both  in  the  county  of  Surrey,^.  25th  December,  1778, 
m.  15th  October,  1805,  Mary,  only  child  of  Samuel  Vera 
esq.  of  Upton,  Bucks,  and  Earl's  Colne,  Essex,  (by  Ann, 
his  wife,  one  of  the  two  daughters  and  co-heirs  of  Edward 
Proctor,  esq.  of  Ware,  in  Hertfordshire)  and  has  had 
issue, 

I.  Edward-Hayes,  b.  21st  May,  1807. 

II.  Percival-Andree,  b.  8th  February,  1810. 

III.  Rowland-Proctor,  b.  5th  June,  1811,  d.  3rd  July^ 
1812. 

IV.  George-Smith,  b.  9th  March,  1815. 
V.  James-Henry,  b.  2nd  March,  1816. 

VI.  Arthur-Proctor,  b.  18th  September,  1818. 
VII.  William-Percival,  b.  25th  October,  1819. 
VIII.  Alfred-Rowland,  i>.  21st  December,  1820,  d.  11th 
September,  1824. 
IX.  Anna-Mary. 
X.  Jane-Ann. 

XI.  Sarah-Charlotte,  d.  12th  March,  1825. 


In  the  tenth  year  of  his  reign,  William 
THE  Conqueror  granted  the  forest,  valley, 
and  lordship  of  Riddesdale,  in  the  county  of 
iNorthumberland,  to  his  kinsman, 

Sir  Robert  de  Umfrevill,  knt.  sur- 
named  Robert  ivith  the  Beard,  Lord  of  Tours 
(and  Vian,  to  hold,  by  the  service  of  defend- 
ing the  vicinity  from  enemies  and  wolves, 
'with  the  sword  which  King  William  had  by 
'''  his  side  when  he  entered  Northumberland. 
By  the  tenor  of  the  grant  he  was  invested 
with  the  power  of  holding,  governing,  exer- 
cising, hearing  and  judging,  in  all  the  pleas 
of  the  Crown,  as  well  as  others  occurring 
within  the  precincts  of  Riddesdale.  The  son 
of  Sir  Robert, 

Roberf  de  Umfrevill,  was  father  of 

Odonel  de  Umfreville,  who  held,  by 
feudal  tenure,  the  castle  of  Prudhoe,  with 
those  of  Otterbourne,  Harbottle,  and  Rid- 
desdale, all  in  the  county  of  Northumber- 
land. He  opposed  the  Scotch  invasion 
under  Duncan,  and  was  in  the  battle  wherein 


the  Scottish  king  was  taken  prisoner.  Of 
this  baron  one  of  the  monks  of  Tynemouth 
grievously  complained  temp.  Henry  II.  for 
his  exactions  upon  his  neighbours  towards 
repairing  the  roof  of  the  castle  of  Prudhoe. 
He  died  in  1182,  leaving  a  daughter,  Matilda, 
wife  of  William  de  Albini,  and  a  son  and 
successor, 

Robert  de  Umfreville,  baron  of  Prud- 
hoe, who  by  deed,  dated  28th  Henry  II. 
granted  certain  lands  to  the  monks  of  New- 
minster.  He  was  succeeded  by  his  grand- 
son,* 

Richard  de  Umfreville,  baron  of  Prud- 
hoe (son  of  Gilbert  de  Umfreville).  This 
feudal  lord  appears,  in  the  7th  Richard  XL 
to  have  pledged  his  lands  of  Turnay  to 
Aaron,  a  Jew,  for  the  sum  of  £22.  6s.  which 
he  then  owed  the  Israelite.  In  the  5th  of 
King  John  his  lordship  obtained  the  right  of 
preventing  all  persons  from  grazing,  hunt- 


*  Erroneously  called  his  son  by  Dugdale. 


192 


PICKERING,  OF  OLD  LODGE. 


ing,  or  cutting  down  timber,  in  the  forest  of 
Riddesdale  ;  and  in  nine  years  afterwards, 
the  times  being  then  turbulent,  he  delivered 
~jp  his  four  sons  in  hostage,  with  his  castle 
jf  Prudhoe,  as  guarantee  for  his  loyalty ; 
notwithstanding  which,  so  soon  as  the  barons 
took  up  arms,  he  appeared  amongst  them, 
when  his  lands  were  seized,  and  granted  to 
Hugh  de  Baliol.  In  the  reign  of  Henry 
III.  however,  he  made  his  peace,  and  had 
restitution  of  the  castle  of  Prudhoe.  Ri- 
chard's eldest  son, 

Gilbert  de  Umfreville,  succeeded  to 
the  barony  of  Prudhoe,  and  doing  homage, 
2nd  Henry  III.  and  paying  £100.  for  his 
relief,  had  livery  of  his  lands.  In  the  13th 
of  the  same  reign  he  was  one  of  the  northern 
barons  appointed  by  the  king  to  be  at  Ber- 
wick-upon-Tweed upon  Sunday  before  Mid- 
Lent,  to  attend  Alexander  of  Scotland 
thence  to  York,  where  the  English  monarch 
met  the  Scottish  king,  and  to  a  charter  be- 
tween the  two  princes  the  name  of  Gilbert 
de  Umfreville  is  affixed  as  a  witness.  He 
died  29th  Henry  III.  according  to  Matthew 
Paris,  "  a  famous  baron,  guardian  and  chief 
flower  of  the  north,"  leaving  a  son  and  heir, 

Gilbert  de  Umfrevill,  seven  years  old 
at  his  father's  decease,  whose  guardianship 
was  committed  to  Simon  de  Montfort,  Earl 
of  Leicester,  in  consideration  of  one  thou- 
sand marks  paid  to  the  king.  This  feudal 
lord  attained  majority  in  the  43rd  Henry  III. 
and  in  six  years  afterwards  we  find  him  in 
arms  with  the  barons,  but  he  made  his  peace 
before  the  battle  of  Evesham,  and  obtained 
then  some  immunities  from  the  crown.  In 
the  20th  of  Edward  I.  he  was  governor  of 
the  castles  of  Dundee  and  Forfar,  and  the 
whole  territory  of  Angus,  in  Scotland,  and 
appears  to  have  borne  the  title  of  Earl  of 
Angus,  in  right  of  his  wife,  Elizabeth, 
daughter  and  heiress  of  John  Comyn,  Earl  of 
Angus.  He  was  summoned  to  parliament 
however,  subsequently,  24th  June,  1295,  as 
Baron  Umfrevill  only  ;  but  in  the  25th  of 
Edward  I.  and  from  that  period  to  the  1st  of 
Edward  II.  he  had  summons  as  "  Gilberto 
de  Umfrevill,  Comiti  de  Angos.''  This  title 
the  English  lawyers  refused  to  acknowledge 
(Angus  not  being  within  the  kingdom  of 
England),  until  he  had  openly  produced  the 
king's  writ  in  public  court,  by  which  he  was 
called  to  parliament  as  Earl  of  Angus.  His 
lordship  was  highly  instrumental  in  forti- 
fying the  castles  and  strongholds  in  Scotland, 
and  was  the  only  man  who  refused  to  sur- 
render the  fortresses  in  his  custody  to  the 
enemy.  He  died  in  1308,  and  was  succeeded 
by  his  son  (then  thirty  years  of  age), 

Robert  de  Umfrevill,  second  Earl  of 
Angus,  and  feudal  baron  of  Prudhoe.  This 
nobleman  distinguished  himself,  while  his 
father  lived,  in  the  Scottish  wars,  and  soon 
after  his  accession  to  the  honors  of  the  fa- 


mily he  was  joined  in  commission  with  Wil- 
liam, Lord  Ros,  of  Hamlake,  and  Henry, 
Lord  Beaumont,  in  the  lieutenancy  of  Scot- 
land. In  the  11th  of  Edward  II.  he  was 
one  of  the  commissioners  appointed  to  treat 
with  Robert  Bruce  for  a  truce  between  the 
realms.  His  lordship  espoused,  first,  Lucie, 
daughter  of  Philip  de  Kyme,  Baron  Kyme, 
and  eventually  heiress  of  her  brother  Wil- 
liam, second  Baron  Kyme,  by  whom  he  had 
issue, 

Gilbert,  summoned  to  parliament  as 
third  Earl  of  Angus,  from  27th  Ja- 
nuary, 1332,  to  26th  August,  1380. 
This  nobleman  acquired  great  reputa- 
tion in  the  Scottish  wars,  and  was  a 
chief  commander  at  the  battle  of 
Durham,  20th  Edward  III.  where 
David  Brus  Avas  totally  defeated, 
and  made  prisoner  by  the  English. 
His  lordship  wedded,  first,  Johanna, 
daughter  of  Robert,  Lord  Willough- 
by  de  Eresby,  by  whom  he  had  no 
issue.  He  m.  secondly,  Maud,  sister 
of  Anthony  Lucy,  and  had  an  only 
child,  Robert,  who  m.  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Henry,  Lord  Percy,  but 
pre-deceased  his  father  without  issue. 
The  earl,  upon  the  demise  issueless 
of  William  de  Kyme,  became  pos- 
sessed of  the  manors  of  Sotby,  Sta- 
lynburgh,  Kesyll,  and  Paddockthorp, 
in  the  county  of  York,  and  of  Kyme, 
Ersewardby,  Methringham,  Barum- 
burgh,  Culseby,  Elkynton,  Joyng- 
ham,  and  other  estates  in  Lincoln- 
shire. His  lordship  died  in  1381, 
leaving  Alianore,  his  niece,  wife  of 
Henry  Talboys,  his  heir  of  the  whole 
blood,  and  Thomas  Umfreville,  his 
brother  of  the  half  blood,  his  next 
male  heir,  but  none  of  the  family 
were  ever  subsequently  summoned 
to  parliament. 

Elizabeth,  m.  to  Gilbert  Burdon,  and 
had  an  only  daughter  and  heiress, 
Alianore  Burdon,  m.  to  Henry  Tal- 
boys, ancestor  of  the  Lords  Talboys. 
Robert,  second  Earl  of  Angus,  wedded,  se- 
condly, Eleanora,  daughter  of  Roger  de 
Mauduit,  and  had, 

Robert  (Sir),  who  died  issueless. 

Thomas,  of  whose  line  we  are  about 
to  treat. 

The  earl  died  in  April,  1325.  His  second 
son,  by  the  second  countess. 

Sir  Thomas  Umfreville,  knt.  of  Har- 
bottle  Castle,  and  proprietor  of  Holmside 
and  Whitley,  in  Durham,  espoused  Joane, 
daughter  of  Adam  de  Roddam,  and  had 
issue, 

I.  Thomas  (Sir),  his  heir,  aged  twenty- 
three,  10th  Richard  II.  who  died 
12th  February,  1390-1,  leaving  one 
son  and  five  daughters,  viz. 


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1.  Gilbert,  who  was  slain  at 
Boaugy  Bridge,  with  the  Duke 
of  Clarence,  in  1421.*  He  had 
married  Anne,  dauglitor  of 
Kalph  Nevill,  Earl  of  West- 
moreland, but  died  s.  p. 

1.  Elizabeth,  m.  Sir  William  El- 
meden,  of  Eimeden,  and  died 
3rd  Henry  YI.  leaving  four 
daughters,  viz. 

Agnes  Eimeden,  m.  to  Thomas 
Claxton,  esq.  of  Old  Park. 

Elizabeth  Eimeden,  m.  to 
John  Dalton,  esq.  of  West 
Auckland. 

Isabel  Eimeden,  m.  to  Row- 
land Tempest,  esq.  jure 
uxoris  Lord  of  Harbottle. 

Joan  Eimeden,  w.  to  Thomas 
Forster,  esq. 

2.  Maude,  m.  to  Sir  William  Ri- 
ther,  of  Harwood  Castle. 

3.  Joan,  m.  to  Sir  Thomas  Lam- 
bert, knt. 


*  The  Battle  of  Bougie  was  fought  on  Easter 
Eve,  A.D.  1420,  and  is  described  by  John  Hard- 
ing, c.  220,  as  cited  by  Weevers  Monuments,  p. 
212,  which  Harding  was  an  esquire  of  ancient 
parentage,  and  bred  in  his  youth  in  military  em- 
ployment, under  Robert  Umfrevil,  Governor  of 
Roxburgh  Castle,  was  living  1461,  then  very 
aged.    Fuller's  Worthies  in  Com.  Ebor.  p.  208. 

THE  VERSES  IN  HARDING  FOLLOW. 

And  nere  at.Bawge  came  Gilbert  Umfrevile 
Marshall  of  France  with  \^  liorse  and  no  mo 
And  of  good  wyt  counsayled  hym*  that  whyle 
To  keepe  ye  Church  and  Goddes  Service  tho 
And  after  ye  feast  to  seke  upon  his  foe 
And  he  answered  him  yf  thou  be  aferd 
Go  home  thv  way  and  kepe  ye  Church  Yard 

Wyth  that  he  sayd  my  Lord  ye  have  no  men 

Wyth  the  Enemvs  thus  htistely  to  fyght 

Your  eneme  wot  not  of  this,  ne  how  ne  whenne 

To  semble  to  you  of  power,  ne  of  myght 

For  trewly  nowe  my  Cosin  Gray  nowe  right 

And  I  have  here  but  ten  men  &  no  mo 

But  yet  ye  shall  never  say  we  leave  you  so 

 furth  ay  chiding  by  ye  way 

Tyll  they  to  Bawgy  over  ye  Bridge  were  gone 
When  the  Enemys  were  battayled  in  aray 
Where  then  they  light  &  fought  wyth  them  anone 
The  Duke  was  slayne  that  day  there  wyth  hys  sone 
Wyth  him  were  slayne  then  therle  Umfrevile 
And  Sir  John  Gray  ye  Erie  of  Tankervile 

The  Lord  Roos  &  Syr  John  Lumley 

Wyth  many  other  were  wyth  hym  slayne  that  daye 

Whose  names  1  cannot  wryte  nor  saye 

The  Earles  two  of  Huntingdon  no  naye 

Of  .  .  .  .  ter  there  I  saye 

Tor  Prisoners  and  put  to  great  Ransom 
ft.nd  lay  full  long  in  France  therein  prison 

*  i.  e.  Ye  D.  of  Clarence. 

2. 


4.  Margaret,  m.  first,  to  —  Lod- 
dington,  and  secondly,  to  Sir 
John  Constable,  knt.  of  Harl- 
sham. 

6.  Agnes,  m.  to  Sir  Thomas  Hag- 
gerston,  of  Haggerston. 
II.  Robert  (Sir). 
The  second  son. 

Sir  Robert  Umfreville,  was  a  knight 
of  the  garter,  sheriff  of  Northumberland, 
and  Vice  Admiral  of  England.  He  died 
15th  Henry  VI.  seised  of  Harbottle  Castle, 
leaving  a  son, 

William  Umfreville,  nnder  the  care  of 
the  Abbot  of  Missenden,  in  the  county  of 
Bucks,  father  of  another, 

William  Umfreville,  whose  only  son, 

Andrew  Umfreville,  had  two  sons, 
Richard  and  Roger,  of  Ewell,  by  tiie  elder 
of  whom, 

Richard  Umfreville,  of  Buckingham- 
shire, he  was  succeeded.  This  gentleman's 
only  son, 

William  Umfreville,  esq.  of  Isleworth, 
purchased  Farnham  Royal,  in  the  county 
of  Buckingham.  He  m.  Mary,  daughter 
of  —  Lane,  of  Acton,  Yeoman  Usher  to 
Henry  VHL  and  had  issue, 
Andrew,  his  heir. 

Thomas,    of  London,  who  m.  first, 
Dorothy,  daughter  and  co-heir  of 
St.  Clere  ;  and  secondly,  Joane,  dau. 
of — Hyde,  of  Hurst,  in  Berks;  by 
the  former  of  whom  he  left  a  son, 
William,  of  Langham,  in  Essex, 
whose  will  bears  date,  8th  Feb- 
ruary, 1676,  and  was  proved  in 
1679.    He  m.  first,  Elizabeth, 
daughter  and  heir  of  Thomas 
Gotts,  esq.  and  had  issue, 

1.  Charles  (Sir),  of  Stoke, 
in  Suffolk,  knighted  12th 
May,  1661,  who  m.  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Humphrey 
Jaggard,  esq.  of  Parndon, 
and  dying  in  1696,  left  two 
daughters,  viz. 

Elizabeth,  m.  first,  to 
Miles  Mitchell,  and 
secondly,  to  —  Gibbs. 

Sarah,  m.  to  Samuel 
Brewster,  esq.  of  Lin- 
colns*  Inn. 

2.  Henry,  d.  in  infancy. 

1.  Jane,  d.  unm. 

2.  Bridget,  m.  to  Thomas 
Ingrey,  esq.  of  Higham. 

3.  Elizabeth,  m.  to  Thomas 
May,  of  Stoke. 

William  Umfreville,  m.  second- 
ly, Isabel  Sapworth,  and  had, 
1.  St.  Clere,  of  Higham  Hall, 
in  Suffolk,  living  in  1707, 
d.  unm. 
O 


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PICKERING,  OF  OLD  LODGE. 


2.  William,  D.D.  Rector  or 
Lecturer  of  St.  Andrews, 
Holborn,who  m.  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Nathaniel  Bra- 
kenbury,  and  relict  of  John 
Marr,  of  Boxsted,  Essex. 

3.  Thomas,  of  Newcastle-on- 
Tyne,  a  captain  in  the  army, 
who  m.  Mary,  daughter  of 
Leonard  Thornton,  esq.  of 
Ripling,  and  d.  in  1721. 
Their  grandson, 

William,  left  issue, 

John -Brand,  cap- 
tain R.N.  d.  unm. 
in  1820. 
Margaret,  m.  to  the 
Rev.  Robert  Green- 
wood, of  Blyth, 
Northumberland. 

1.  Isabel-Mary,  d.  unm. 

2.  Dorothy,  m.  to  Spring 
Wincote. 

The  elder  son  and  heir  of  William  Unfre- 
ville,  the  purchaser  of  Farnham  Royal, 

Andrew  Umfreville,  esq.  of  Farnham 
Royal,  married  Anne,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
William  Harward,  D.D.  Prebendary  of 
Windsor,  and  had  three  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter, viz. 

I.  Andrew,  who  m.  Frances,  daughter 
of  —  Daniel,  of  Apleford,  in  Wilts, 
and  dying  v,  p.  in  1645,  left  issue, 

1.  Edward,  heir  to  his  grand- 
father. 

1.  Frances,  h.  in  1642,  m.  to  Simon 
Perriman,  esq. 

2.  Mary,  m.  to  Robert  Hurris,  of 
New  Windsor. 

II.  William. 

III.  Edward. 

1.  Mary,  m.   to   Robert  Neville,  of 
London,  fifth  son  of  Edward  Neville, 
of  CuUum  and  Sunningwell  Park, 
Berks,  and  grandson  of  Sir  Henry 
Neville,  of  Billingbeare. 
Mr.  Umfreville  dying  in  June,  1651,  was 
buried  at  Farnham  Royal,  and  succeeded 
by  his  grandson, 

Edward  Umfreville,  esq.  of  Farnham 
Royal,  born  in  1638,  of  the  Inner  Temple, 
barrister-at-law,  who  sought  to  recover  the 
barony  of  Umfreville,  but  failed,  by  reason 
of  the  great  lapse  of  time,  and  the  difficul- 
ties arising  through  the  wars  of  York  and 
Lancaster  ;  the  family  of  Umfreville  suffer- 
ing severely  during  those  contests,  so  that 
in  some  instances  they  were  obliged  to 
absent  themselves  in  foreign  countries,  and 
in  others  to  change  their  names  and  arms 
to  avoid  prosecution.  Edward  Umfreville 
wedded  Judith,  one  of  the  two  daughters 
and  co-heirs  of  Richard  Meers,  esq.  and 
was  succeeded  at  his  decease,  in  April,  1691, 
by  his  son. 


Edward  Umfreville,  esq.  of  Farnham 
Royal,  b.  23rd  October,  1670,  who  m.  Mary, 
second  daughter  of  Richard  Osborne,  esq. 
of  the  Inner  Temple,  and  had  issue, 

Edward,  of  the  Inner  Temple,  F.S.A. 
coroner  for  Middlesex,  who  m.  Anne 
Williams,  daughter  of  Thomas  Um- 
freville, esq.  of  Ewell,  but  died  s.  p. 
17th  June,  1786. 
Thomas,  M.D.  who  d.  s.  p.  in  1772. 
William. 

Ann,  who  d.  unm.  in  1768. 
Mr.  Umfreville  died  9th  October,  1739,  and 
was  buried  at  Farnham  Royal.    His  third 
son, 

William  Umfreville,  esq.  of  the  Inner 
Temple,  exigeneer  of  the  court  of  Common 
Pleas,  espoused  Mary,  daughter  and  co-heir 
of  John  Weld,  of  London,  merchant,  (a 
descendant  of  Richard  Weld,  of  West  As- 
ton, and  of  Eaton,  in  Cheshire),  by  whom 
he  had  three  sons,  William  and  Josias,  who 
died  in  infancy  ;  and  John,  who  attained 
the  age  of  twenty-two,